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