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 “tub”? (a) bus (b) log (c) red
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hat (b) net (c) fox
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) gem (b) bus (c) bin
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) box (b) bag (c) tub
- 5.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tap (b) six (c) bed
- 6.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 7.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) ten (b) tap (c) pin
- 8.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) map (c) pig
- 9.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bin (b) cat (c) fox
- 11.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) tub (c) tap
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hat (b) pin (c) gem
- 13.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tub (b) pin (c) cat
- 14.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pen (b) box (c) bin
- 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) red (c) map
- 16.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) lip (c) can
- 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cap (b) ten (c) bug
- 18.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) nut (b) cat (c) pig
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) net (b) pin (c) nut
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hug (b) bat (c) dog
- 21.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) gem (b) box (c) bus
- 23.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 24.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) box (b) map (c) tub
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hug (b) cap (c) pin
- 27.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hen (b) can (c) lip
- 28.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 29.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 30.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 31.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) box (b) pan (c) web
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) run (b) six (c) dot
- 34.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) web (b) bag (c) nut
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) bin (b) pen (c) can
- 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) ten (b) log (c) cap
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) hug (b) net (c) cat
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) log (b) sun (c) zip
- 39.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 40.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
Answer key
- bus
- fox
- bin
- bag
- bed
- a
- tap
- log
- e
- fox
- tub
- gem
- pin
- box
- red
- dot
- bug
- pig
- nut
- dog
- a
- gem
- e
- o
- tub
- hug
- lip
- i
- u
- i
- o
- web
- run
- nut
- pen
- cap
- net
- zip
- u
- o
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