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