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