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