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