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