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