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