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) bag (b) pen (c) hug
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) tap (c) zip
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) sun (c) van
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) can (b) bus (c) pig
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) run (b) bin (c) map
- 6.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) zip (b) pan (c) dog
- 8.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) hug (b) van (c) fox
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) map (b) fox (c) nut
- 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) net (c) hat
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) rat (c) gem
- 13.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tap (b) dot (c) red
- 15.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 16.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 17.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 18.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) pan (c) cup
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) log (b) bat (c) six
- 21.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) net (b) bat (c) six
- 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) six (c) rat
- 24.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) log (b) van (c) zip
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) bug (c) six
- 27.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 28.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 29.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 30.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) tap (c) net
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) six (b) tap (c) hug
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) bus (b) bat (c) lip
- 34.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hen (b) hug (c) bag
- 35.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) nut (c) cap
- 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) lip (c) cat
- 37.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 38.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) pan (b) hen (c) fox
- 40.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
Answer key
- hug
- fox
- van
- can
- map
- o
- dog
- e
- fox
- fox
- hat
- gem
- u
- red
- a
- a
- i
- e
- pan
- six
- u
- net
- rat
- i
- log
- bug
- a
- a
- i
- u
- bus
- hug
- bat
- hug
- cap
- cat
- u
- a
- hen
- e
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