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