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 “bag”? (a) bed (b) can (c) bin
- 2.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) bat (b) log (c) bus
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bat (b) lip (c) fox
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) pan (c) zip
- 6.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pin (b) net (c) fox
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) cup (b) pig (c) hat
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) tap (b) six (c) hug
- 9.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cap (b) bin (c) log
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) cap (b) lip (c) log
- 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pin (b) bag (c) dog
- 12.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 13.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) dog (b) pig (c) hat
- 15.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 16.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) pen (b) bin (c) box
- 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) rat (b) pin (c) dog
- 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hug (b) bat (c) pig
- 20.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 21.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) bat (c) nut
- 22.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 23.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 24.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bug (c) bag
- 25.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) map (c) box
- 26.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 27.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) web (b) van (c) bus
- 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) log (c) rat
- 30.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) bag (b) run (c) pig
- 32.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) fox (b) pig (c) hug
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) red (b) pin (c) tub
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) tub (b) rat (c) fox
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) run (b) bat (c) bed
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) cup (b) pig (c) dog
- 38.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) pen (b) hat (c) bug
- 40.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) rat (b) leg (c) box
Answer key
- can
- i
- log
- lip
- pan
- fox
- pig
- tap
- bin
- log
- bag
- u
- a
- dog
- i
- o
- bin
- dog
- pig
- o
- log
- a
- a
- dot
- pin
- e
- u
- bus
- rat
- e
- bag
- u
- fox
- tub
- tub
- bed
- dog
- a
- pen
- box
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