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