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