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