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