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 “box”? (a) log (b) cap (c) pin
- 2.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) nut (b) ten (c) box
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) can (b) dot (c) net
- 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) can (b) dog (c) cup
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bat (b) dog (c) leg
- 7.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) fox (b) tap (c) zip
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) fox (b) net (c) pin
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) tub (b) gem (c) pig
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) hat (b) sun (c) lip
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) ten (b) dot (c) pig
- 13.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) leg (b) hug (c) fox
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) cup (b) tap (c) net
- 15.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 16.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) six (b) dog (c) hen
- 18.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) cup (b) dog (c) bin
- 20.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 21.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) web (b) dog (c) van
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) van (c) zip
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) hat (b) pig (c) bed
- 25.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bag (b) hen (c) dog
- 26.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) zip (c) bus
- 27.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) lip (b) log (c) pan
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) pen (b) map (c) fox
- 30.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) map (b) bus (c) leg
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) leg (b) bin (c) tap
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) box (b) hat (c) pig
- 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) web (c) cap
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) bin (c) hen
- 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) dot (c) rat
- 37.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 38.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 39.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 40.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
Answer key
- log
- o
- box
- dot
- cup
- dog
- a
- zip
- pin
- tub
- hat
- pig
- fox
- cup
- e
- a
- hen
- u
- bin
- a
- u
- van
- pen
- hat
- dog
- van
- i
- lip
- map
- u
- bus
- leg
- box
- web
- bin
- rat
- o
- a
- i
- a
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