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