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) pan (b) bed (c) dog
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) hen (b) fox (c) zip
- 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) zip (b) bag (c) fox
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) tub (b) pin (c) dot
- 5.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) hen (b) bin (c) hug
- 7.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) lip (b) can (c) net
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) six (b) fox (c) ten
- 10.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) bag (c) log
- 11.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 12.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) hug (c) bed
- 13.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) rat (b) zip (c) fox
- 15.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) net (b) bat (c) six
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cat (b) web (c) cup
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) fox (b) pen (c) tap
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pig (b) cat (c) nut
- 19.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) hen (b) dot (c) bag
- 21.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) six (c) gem
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) pig (b) bug (c) cap
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) lip (b) dog (c) pen
- 24.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 25.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 26.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) pig (b) dot (c) leg
- 28.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) red (b) pan (c) box
- 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) map (c) six
- 31.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) leg (b) log (c) bug
- 33.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) ten (b) rat (c) zip
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) map (b) box (c) gem
- 36.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) nut (c) net
- 37.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) red (b) fox (c) tap
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) sun (b) pin (c) dog
- 40.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) pig (c) net
Answer key
- dog
- zip
- fox
- dot
- a
- hen
- a
- lip
- ten
- bus
- o
- box
- i
- fox
- bat
- cup
- fox
- pig
- e
- bag
- six
- cap
- lip
- u
- a
- o
- leg
- a
- box
- map
- e
- bug
- i
- rat
- map
- net
- e
- tap
- sun
- pig
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