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