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