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