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