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 “bat”? (a) leg (b) hat (c) dog
- 2.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 3.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 4.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 5.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) rat (b) bed (c) pin
- 7.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) rat (c) bin
- 9.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 10.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) tap (c) pen
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dog (b) hug (c) map
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) box (b) cap (c) bin
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) hug (b) pen (c) pig
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) fox (b) bag (c) run
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) ten (b) lip (c) bag
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) box (b) bug (c) bin
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) cap (b) run (c) fox
- 18.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 19.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) box (b) pig (c) web
- 21.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 22.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 23.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 24.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) log (c) bat
- 26.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 27.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) rat (c) six
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) pin (b) rat (c) web
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) lip (b) sun (c) box
- 31.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) rat (c) box
- 32.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pin (b) bug (c) cat
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) fox (c) pen
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) fox (b) bed (c) bug
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) pig (b) hen (c) bag
- 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) can (c) zip
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) dot (b) van (c) web
- 38.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) tub (c) bag
- 39.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bug (b) dog (c) zip
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) fox (b) red (c) cup
Answer key
- hat
- a
- a
- o
- o
- pin
- a
- red
- e
- tap
- dog
- bin
- hug
- run
- bag
- bin
- fox
- i
- u
- pig
- i
- u
- i
- e
- bat
- u
- e
- log
- web
- lip
- gem
- bug
- pen
- fox
- hen
- box
- van
- lip
- zip
- cup
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