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) gem (b) six (c) log
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) nut (b) van (c) log
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) ten (b) fox (c) pan
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) van (b) box (c) run
- 5.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) gem (b) map (c) dot
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) sun (b) dog (c) cat
- 8.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) six (b) pan (c) hen
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) nut
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) can (b) gem (c) run
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pig (b) gem (c) dot
- 13.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 14.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hen (b) box (c) rat
- 16.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 17.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 18.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) bag (c) lip
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) box (b) map (c) red
- 20.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) sun (b) bin (c) van
- 22.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) zip (b) nut (c) hen
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) six (b) net (c) can
- 25.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) sun (b) lip (c) gem
- 27.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pin (b) hen (c) tub
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) pig (b) bug (c) dog
- 29.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hen (b) can (c) fox
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) bin (b) bed (c) van
- 31.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) tub (b) fox (c) pig
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) bag (b) zip (c) web
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) ten (b) hug (c) log
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bat (b) dog (c) hen
- 36.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) web (b) hat (c) pin
- 37.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 38.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) web (b) sun (c) pig
- 39.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) red (c) tub
- 40.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
Answer key
- log
- nut
- pan
- van
- i
- map
- dog
- u
- pan
- nut
- gem
- pig
- o
- e
- box
- i
- u
- nut
- box
- e
- van
- e
- hen
- can
- a
- lip
- tub
- bug
- fox
- bed
- u
- tub
- web
- hug
- dog
- pin
- o
- pig
- dog
- i
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