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 “log”? (a) web (b) dot (c) bug
- 2.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 3.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) tub (b) pen (c) fox
- 5.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bug (b) six (c) van
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) tap (b) fox (c) six
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) ten (b) box (c) pin
- 9.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) map (c) pen
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) tap (b) pen (c) lip
- 11.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 12.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) cat (b) log (c) pig
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bin (b) fox (c) bed
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) van (b) dog (c) leg
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) fox (b) rat (c) hen
- 17.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 18.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 19.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hat (b) cup (c) box
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) log (b) bin (c) ten
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) lip (c) web
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) bag (b) log (c) net
- 23.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 24.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 25.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) pan (c) run
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) can
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) ten (b) bin (c) bus
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bat (b) nut (c) hen
- 29.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) zip (b) dot (c) tub
- 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) can (b) fox (c) bin
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) six (b) web (c) can
- 33.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bed (c) six
- 34.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) net (c) can
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) leg (b) bin (c) cat
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) van (b) tub (c) dog
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) pig (b) fox (c) nut
- 39.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 40.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
Answer key
- dot
- u
- e
- fox
- o
- six
- fox
- ten
- dog
- pen
- a
- i
- cat
- bin
- leg
- hen
- o
- e
- cup
- bin
- web
- net
- a
- o
- run
- zip
- bin
- hen
- e
- zip
- can
- web
- fox
- i
- net
- leg
- dog
- fox
- e
- a
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