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