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