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