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 “map”? (a) bug (b) hen (c) can
- 2.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) ten (b) can (c) dog
- 4.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) pan (c) zip
- 6.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bin (b) tub (c) ten
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bag (b) bug (c) dot
- 8.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bug (b) bin (c) fox
- 10.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) red (b) box (c) sun
- 12.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) pan (b) zip (c) ten
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bin (b) net (c) cup
- 15.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) nut (b) dog (c) pan
- 17.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) hat (c) bin
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) run (b) lip (c) leg
- 19.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hat (b) log (c) bed
- 21.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) pin (c) pen
- 22.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 23.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) red (b) tub (c) six
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) hat (b) pen (c) box
- 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) web (b) fox (c) hug
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) can (b) bin (c) net
- 28.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pen (b) pin (c) bus
- 29.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 30.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pin (b) pen (c) hug
- 32.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) fox (b) lip (c) hug
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) cup (b) web (c) can
- 35.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 36.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) rat (c) nut
- 37.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) nut (c) hen
- 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) tub (c) pen
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) gem (b) log (c) bus
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) bed (b) can (c) dot
Answer key
- can
- o
- dog
- i
- pan
- tub
- dot
- a
- fox
- a
- sun
- a
- ten
- bin
- i
- dog
- hat
- lip
- e
- log
- pin
- a
- i
- red
- pen
- web
- can
- bus
- e
- e
- hug
- o
- hug
- cup
- e
- red
- box
- pen
- log
- dot
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