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