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