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 “map”? (a) pan (b) dot (c) bed
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) six (c) van
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) hen (b) van (c) log
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) tub (b) bag (c) box
- 5.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 6.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 7.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) tub (c) leg
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) zip (b) bug (c) tap
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) sun (b) rat (c) ten
- 10.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) cap (c) dog
- 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cat (b) bus (c) net
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) lip (b) web (c) dog
- 14.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) map (b) pin (c) net
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cat (b) sun (c) dog
- 17.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) can (b) fox (c) pig
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) rat (b) run (c) pig
- 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) box (c) bus
- 21.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 22.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) cat (c) dog
- 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) hug (c) lip
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pin (b) fox (c) cup
- 25.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bus (b) hat (c) dot
- 27.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) ten (b) cap (c) box
- 29.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hat (b) fox (c) gem
- 31.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) run (b) pin (c) net
- 32.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) nut (c) cap
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) web (b) pan (c) dog
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) red (b) pig (c) hug
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) hat (b) dog (c) run
- 36.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 37.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 38.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) run (c) map
- 39.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) hug (b) box (c) six
Answer key
- pan
- log
- log
- box
- o
- i
- tub
- bug
- ten
- a
- cap
- bus
- dog
- i
- map
- sun
- o
- fox
- rat
- lip
- u
- hen
- van
- fox
- u
- dot
- a
- ten
- i
- gem
- pin
- nut
- web
- hug
- run
- e
- u
- map
- o
- six
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