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 “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) lip (c) sun
- 2.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 3.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 4.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) lip (b) run (c) can
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) log (c) nut
- 6.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) log (b) rat (c) tub
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) leg (b) cup (c) van
- 9.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 10.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 11.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 12.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bin (b) bus (c) bat
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) fox (b) van (c) web
- 15.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bed (b) sun (c) six
- 16.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) pen (c) dog
- 17.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) bin (c) cup
- 19.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) nut (c) map
- 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) six (c) cap
- 21.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) pen (c) bus
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bin (b) nut (c) van
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) bin (c) sun
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) box (b) ten (c) hug
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) dot (b) leg (c) van
- 26.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) zip (b) bug (c) box
- 28.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) fox (c) cat
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pig (b) sun (c) dot
- 30.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) van (c) hug
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) fox (b) zip (c) can
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) hen (b) dog (c) zip
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) dot (b) pan (c) bed
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) hug (b) box (c) rat
- 35.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) box (b) bus (c) leg
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bin (b) van (c) web
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) six (b) bug (c) dot
- 39.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) hug (c) box
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) gem (b) hug (c) dog
Answer key
- sun
- a
- a
- run
- rat
- a
- log
- van
- i
- a
- i
- i
- bin
- web
- six
- lip
- i
- box
- nut
- cap
- bus
- bin
- net
- hug
- leg
- e
- zip
- cat
- dot
- log
- fox
- hen
- pan
- hug
- a
- box
- bin
- bug
- hat
- gem
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