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 “dog”? (a) run (b) dot (c) leg
- 2.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 3.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) fox (b) nut (c) pan
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) zip (b) bug (c) log
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) cup (b) lip (c) leg
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) ten (b) box (c) hat
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) dog (c) nut
- 9.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) red (b) six (c) dog
- 10.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 11.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pin (b) cup (c) bed
- 13.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 14.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) leg (b) hug (c) dog
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) can (b) bed (c) pin
- 17.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) web (b) hug (c) bat
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bin (b) bug (c) fox
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) cat (b) box (c) pig
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) lip (b) tap (c) cup
- 22.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) gem (b) bag (c) bus
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) tub (b) lip (c) hen
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bus (b) pin (c) red
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) sun (b) hen (c) hat
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) hen (b) box (c) hat
- 28.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 29.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) tap (b) pig (c) hen
- 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cat (b) dot (c) cup
- 32.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 33.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bat (b) web (c) six
- 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bus (b) map (c) pig
- 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) bug (c) cat
- 36.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) lip (b) cat (c) web
- 37.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) net (b) lip (c) log
- 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) pen (c) tub
- 39.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bin (b) cap (c) gem
Answer key
- dot
- i
- u
- pan
- bug
- cup
- box
- ten
- dog
- o
- a
- pin
- a
- u
- leg
- can
- e
- web
- fox
- pig
- tap
- e
- bus
- lip
- red
- hat
- box
- i
- o
- pig
- dot
- e
- six
- pig
- hen
- web
- log
- tub
- i
- bin
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