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