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