Short Vowel Phonics Worksheets
How the sounds work (Find the middle sound): Say the word in three parts: p – i – g. The middle sound is the vowel: a (cat), e (hen), i (pig), o (dog), u (sun). Try each vowel in the gap: only one makes the word in the picture.
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- 1.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dot (b) hen (c) bin
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pig (b) log (c) red
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) dog (b) run (c) ten
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) can (b) tub (c) six
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) hen (c) can
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) zip (b) bug (c) cap
- 7.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) six (b) hen (c) can
- 9.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) can (b) cup (c) dog
- 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) dot (c) gem
- 11.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) leg (b) cup (c) dot
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) cup (b) can (c) dog
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) rat (b) fox (c) bus
- 15.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) dog (b) pig (c) ten
- 17.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) hat (b) box (c) hen
- 19.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) zip (b) fox (c) cat
- 20.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) hen (b) fox (c) pig
- 22.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) gem (b) dot (c) bat
- 23.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) bug (b) rat (c) pen
- 25.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 26.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) ten (c) box
- 27.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) cat (b) nut (c) six
- 29.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) cap (c) pen
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) log (b) bat (c) hug
- 32.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) leg (c) six
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) ten (b) cap (c) lip
- 34.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) zip (c) dog
- 35.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) bat (c) dog
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) pan (b) bed (c) pin
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pin (b) dog (c) van
- 39.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 40.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
Answer key
- dot
- log
- dog
- can
- can
- cap
- i
- hen
- dog
- gem
- u
- leg
- dog
- rat
- i
- ten
- a
- box
- fox
- o
- pig
- dot
- e
- pen
- i
- hat
- a
- six
- e
- cap
- hug
- rat
- cap
- bug
- a
- bat
- pan
- pin
- a
- a
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