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 “ten”? (a) gem (b) sun (c) six
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) run (b) web (c) six
- 3.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) nut (b) lip (c) gem
- 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) van (c) bus
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) box (b) rat (c) tub
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) hug
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) nut (b) cat (c) dot
- 9.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) hat (b) gem (c) hug
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) hat (b) lip (c) pen
- 12.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) gem (b) log (c) pan
- 14.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 15.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pen (c) zip
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) run (b) bin (c) bat
- 17.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 18.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) van (b) bed (c) pin
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) bus (c) six
- 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) fox (b) lip (c) cap
- 21.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) fox (c) can
- 22.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) hug (c) hen
- 23.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) cup (c) hen
- 24.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 25.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 26.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) nut (c) pin
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) log (b) gem (c) cup
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) hat (b) dog (c) hen
- 29.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 30.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 31.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) dog (b) can (c) ten
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) cat (c) dot
- 34.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) zip (c) log
- 35.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bat (b) nut (c) bed
- 37.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) lip (b) cat (c) box
- 39.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pan (b) box (c) pig
- 40.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hat (b) six (c) ten
Answer key
- gem
- web
- u
- gem
- bus
- tub
- tap
- nut
- o
- hug
- pen
- e
- pan
- u
- zip
- run
- i
- pin
- cap
- lip
- fox
- hen
- log
- e
- i
- van
- cup
- hat
- i
- a
- a
- can
- cat
- bug
- a
- bat
- e
- box
- box
- ten
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