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