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