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) bed (b) dog (c) pig
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) tub (b) pin (c) hen
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) hen (b) run (c) six
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) cap (b) bug (c) log
- 5.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pig (b) gem (c) cup
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) ten (b) run (c) dot
- 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) log (c) bag
- 9.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) pig (b) dog (c) cap
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) web (b) box (c) six
- 12.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 13.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) run (c) dot
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) zip (b) cat (c) net
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) ten (b) map (c) dog
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) dot (c) cup
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) leg (b) fox (c) map
- 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) bat (c) hug
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) red (b) bug (c) log
- 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) sun (b) rat (c) six
- 21.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 22.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) log (b) bug (c) van
- 24.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) tub (b) hat (c) box
- 25.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cup (b) zip (c) fox
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) cup (b) pig (c) log
- 28.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pan (b) pin (c) tub
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) six (b) map (c) fox
- 30.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) dog (c) rat
- 32.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) lip (c) hen
- 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) pen (c) pig
- 35.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 36.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 37.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) web (c) van
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) cap (b) pin (c) web
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bus (b) map (c) net
- 40.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
Answer key
- dog
- tub
- hen
- bug
- i
- pig
- dot
- pig
- a
- cap
- web
- i
- map
- cat
- map
- pen
- leg
- log
- bug
- six
- a
- a
- van
- box
- o
- cup
- cup
- tub
- fox
- e
- rat
- a
- hat
- cat
- o
- a
- web
- pin
- bus
- e
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