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