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 “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) bug (c) pen
- 2.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) run (c) zip
- 4.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dot (b) zip (c) sun
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) net (b) lip (c) tub
- 6.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 7.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) can (b) pig (c) box
- 9.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) bus (b) cap (c) fox
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) zip (b) hug (c) rat
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) fox (b) nut (c) pan
- 13.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tap (b) pig (c) sun
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) cup (b) bat (c) leg
- 15.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) leg (b) dot (c) cat
- 17.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) dog (b) pen (c) hug
- 19.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) hat (b) bin (c) web
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) leg
- 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) sun (c) cat
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dot (b) map (c) bed
- 24.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 25.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pan (b) ten (c) hug
- 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) leg (b) log (c) hug
- 27.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pan (c) pen
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) cap (b) dot (c) nut
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bug (b) rat (c) ten
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) van (b) bug (c) pig
- 32.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bag (b) six (c) web
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) tub (c) web
- 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) can (b) net (c) sun
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) tap (c) hug
- 36.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) lip (b) rat (c) dog
- 38.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 39.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) dot (b) tub (c) hen
Answer key
- van
- u
- run
- zip
- tub
- i
- a
- can
- o
- cap
- zip
- pan
- sun
- leg
- u
- cat
- a
- dog
- u
- bin
- leg
- cat
- bed
- a
- hug
- leg
- u
- fox
- dot
- rat
- bug
- six
- web
- net
- pin
- o
- dog
- a
- a
- tub
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