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 “box”? (a) dog (b) sun (c) cap
- 2.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) can (b) gem (c) bus
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) cup (b) box (c) pin
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) hug (c) pen
- 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) sun (b) can (c) dog
- 6.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 7.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bug (b) bed (c) tap
- 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) box (b) six (c) tap
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) dog (b) six (c) bug
- 10.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) net (b) pig (c) tap
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) log (b) lip (c) run
- 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tap (b) sun (c) lip
- 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) dot (c) can
- 14.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 15.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) tub (b) dog (c) net
- 17.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) bed (b) sun (c) dog
- 19.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) can (b) hug (c) log
- 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) ten (c) sun
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) box (b) bus (c) ten
- 22.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) tap (c) gem
- 23.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 24.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) van (c) log
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) can (b) lip (c) red
- 26.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) bin (b) fox (c) cat
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) bed (b) cat (c) lip
- 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) nut (c) rat
- 30.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 31.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 32.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) pen (c) van
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) dog (c) cup
- 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) six (c) pen
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) hen (b) six (c) pan
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) box (b) bat (c) tub
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) dot (b) bin (c) cat
- 38.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tub (b) zip (c) rat
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) hat (b) hug (c) dot
- 40.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) map (b) log (c) lip
Answer key
- dog
- bus
- pin
- bat
- dog
- a
- bed
- six
- six
- pig
- lip
- tap
- gem
- e
- o
- net
- i
- sun
- hug
- sun
- box
- fox
- e
- van
- lip
- a
- fox
- cat
- nut
- u
- e
- bin
- net
- cat
- pan
- bat
- bin
- zip
- hug
- log
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