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 “e” in the middle? (a) hat (b) leg (c) bus
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) red (b) bag (c) log
- 3.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) net (b) pig (c) van
- 5.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) cat (b) cup (c) dog
- 7.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) net (b) nut (c) bat
- 8.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) can (b) bed (c) sun
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) zip (b) dog (c) net
- 10.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 11.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) hat (c) hen
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bag (b) lip (c) hug
- 13.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) zip (b) pen (c) sun
- 15.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) bed (c) can
- 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bed (b) lip (c) cat
- 18.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 19.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) cat (c) lip
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bug (b) web (c) bat
- 21.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 22.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bug (b) dog (c) hat
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) log (b) cat (c) nut
- 24.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) red (c) pin
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) lip (b) dog (c) ten
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) cat (b) sun (c) fox
- 27.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) hug (b) van (c) dog
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pin (b) net (c) tap
- 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) rat (c) bed
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) lip (b) dog (c) hug
- 32.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 33.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) web (b) log (c) tub
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) map (c) box
- 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) cap (c) dog
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) log (b) pin (c) run
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) tap (b) cup (c) zip
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) hug (b) leg (c) pig
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) can (b) dot (c) bin
Answer key
- leg
- bag
- a
- pig
- e
- cat
- nut
- sun
- net
- a
- log
- lip
- o
- zip
- u
- can
- lip
- e
- net
- bug
- e
- dog
- cat
- red
- dog
- fox
- i
- hug
- pin
- bed
- dog
- u
- a
- log
- pin
- cap
- run
- zip
- pig
- can
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