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) rat (b) log (c) tub
- 2.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 3.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 4.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) sun (b) hen (c) log
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) run (b) pin (c) leg
- 6.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hat (b) pig (c) dot
- 8.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) hug (b) dot (c) pin
- 10.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) dot (b) van (c) pin
- 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) hen (c) cat
- 13.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 14.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 15.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) can (b) sun (c) pen
- 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tap (b) dot (c) six
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dot (b) pig (c) tap
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) box (b) zip (c) hat
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) tub (b) ten (c) pan
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) six (b) rat (c) dog
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) cat (b) pen (c) hug
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) log (c) pen
- 24.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 25.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) can (b) ten (c) run
- 27.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) tub (c) bed
- 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bug (b) bat (c) dog
- 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) cat (c) bin
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) bus (b) can (c) pen
- 31.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) bug (b) fox (c) bin
- 33.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) log (b) bat (c) hug
- 35.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 36.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) cat (c) pig
- 37.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) zip (b) hen (c) tap
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) log (b) red (c) bug
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) bin (b) run (c) tap
Answer key
- rat
- e
- u
- log
- pin
- o
- dot
- u
- hug
- a
- dot
- cat
- o
- e
- i
- can
- six
- dot
- zip
- pan
- dog
- hug
- pen
- a
- a
- can
- tub
- dog
- bug
- can
- e
- bug
- i
- hug
- i
- bus
- e
- tap
- red
- run
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