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) hug (b) red (c) map
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) bin (b) red (c) run
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) lip (b) log (c) tub
- 4.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) gem (b) can (c) tub
- 6.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pin (b) dot (c) hat
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) cap (b) red (c) hug
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) gem (c) rat
- 9.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 10.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 11.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) rat (c) cup
- 12.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 13.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) run (b) tap (c) dot
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pen (b) log (c) zip
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) cup (b) ten (c) box
- 16.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) cat (c) bug
- 18.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) net (b) nut (c) fox
- 19.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) dog (b) six (c) pen
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) gem (b) nut (c) dog
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) six (b) box (c) bus
- 23.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 24.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cat (b) tub (c) hen
- 25.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) hug (b) net (c) dog
- 27.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cat (b) log (c) pig
- 28.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 29.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 30.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pig (b) net (c) dog
- 31.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 32.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) leg (c) zip
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dot (b) web (c) cup
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) dog (b) zip (c) cup
- 35.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) box (b) six (c) cat
- 37.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) map (b) hug (c) dog
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) lip (b) red (c) bus
- 40.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
Answer key
- map
- red
- log
- e
- tub
- hat
- hug
- rat
- e
- i
- bed
- a
- dot
- log
- ten
- i
- zip
- nut
- e
- six
- nut
- box
- a
- hen
- e
- net
- pig
- a
- o
- dog
- a
- leg
- web
- zip
- e
- six
- a
- hug
- bus
- u
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