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