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 “tap”? (a) zip (b) dog (c) cap
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) cup (c) bat
- 3.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) van (b) box (c) pin
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) box (b) bus (c) web
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) hen (b) nut (c) fox
- 6.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) gem (b) cap (c) pig
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) map (c) gem
- 9.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bat (b) fox (c) six
- 10.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) ten (b) bat (c) log
- 12.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 13.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) nut (c) tap
- 14.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 15.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) box (b) bus (c) gem
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) can (b) net (c) pig
- 18.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 19.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) leg (b) dog (c) cat
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) run (b) dog (c) hen
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) cap (b) box (c) pen
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) log (b) tub (c) bin
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) tub (b) hat (c) red
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dot (b) cup (c) gem
- 25.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cap (b) dog (c) lip
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) box (b) zip (c) tub
- 27.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) cup (c) net
- 28.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 29.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bus (b) bin (c) cat
- 31.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) tub (b) bed (c) box
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) leg (b) dot (c) hat
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) lip (b) run (c) log
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) log (b) ten (c) bat
- 36.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) zip (b) gem (c) bag
- 38.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 39.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) lip (b) run (c) bat
Answer key
- cap
- log
- pin
- web
- nut
- e
- pig
- gem
- fox
- u
- ten
- i
- tap
- o
- i
- box
- can
- a
- dog
- hen
- box
- bin
- red
- dot
- lip
- tub
- zip
- a
- o
- bin
- a
- bed
- dot
- run
- log
- u
- gem
- e
- e
- bat
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