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