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