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 “nut”? (a) bus (b) dot (c) hen
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bin (b) run (c) can
- 3.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 4.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pin (b) dog (c) tub
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) box (b) ten (c) lip
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) sun (b) box (c) net
- 7.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bag (b) ten (c) cup
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) dog (b) bug (c) bag
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) bus (b) box (c) bin
- 10.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) leg (b) dog (c) bag
- 12.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 13.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) lip (c) dog
- 14.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) rat (b) run (c) pin
- 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) log (b) web (c) bin
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) six (b) cup (c) bag
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) bag (b) dog (c) cup
- 18.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) box (b) cap (c) bed
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) hen (b) zip (c) nut
- 21.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 22.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 23.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) box (b) lip (c) cup
- 25.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) cup (c) gem
- 26.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cap (b) web (c) lip
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) tub (b) lip (c) hen
- 28.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 29.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 30.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bed (b) map (c) nut
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) pen (b) box (c) map
- 32.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) zip (b) bus (c) dog
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) net (c) fox
- 34.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) dot (b) lip (c) pan
- 36.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) red (c) can
- 37.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 38.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cap (b) bus (c) pen
- 40.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
Answer key
- bus
- run
- u
- tub
- ten
- net
- ten
- bag
- bus
- i
- bag
- i
- bug
- run
- web
- six
- cup
- a
- cap
- zip
- e
- o
- u
- box
- dot
- lip
- hen
- i
- a
- nut
- map
- bus
- bat
- o
- pan
- red
- o
- o
- pen
- o
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