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