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