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) bus (b) zip (c) dog
- 2.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bag (c) red
- 4.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) dot (b) bat (c) bug
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) pin (b) box (c) cup
- 7.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bug (b) pig (c) ten
- 9.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) cap (b) web (c) dog
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) red (b) tap (c) sun
- 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) bus (c) leg
- 13.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) cat (b) bed (c) box
- 15.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) fox (b) zip (c) map
- 16.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) bin (c) bed
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) cap (b) bus (c) pin
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) six (b) log (c) gem
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) bat (b) web (c) cup
- 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bat (b) nut (c) six
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) six (b) can (c) web
- 22.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cat (b) dot (c) pen
- 23.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) van (b) pen (c) dog
- 24.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bus (c) rat
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) nut (c) gem
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bat (b) six (c) fox
- 27.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) cat (c) hen
- 28.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) sun (b) van (c) log
- 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cup (b) dog (c) six
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) hen (b) bug (c) pig
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) tub (b) hen (c) box
- 32.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 33.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pan (b) dog (c) hen
- 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) hat (c) box
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bin (b) gem (c) bat
- 37.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bat (c) pig
- 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) tub (c) van
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) bin (b) dog (c) cup
- 40.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
Answer key
- bus
- a
- red
- o
- bug
- box
- e
- pig
- a
- dog
- tap
- bat
- i
- cat
- map
- box
- bus
- gem
- web
- nut
- six
- pen
- dog
- dot
- gem
- six
- six
- van
- cup
- pig
- box
- e
- i
- dog
- bed
- bin
- pig
- net
- cup
- a
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