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