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