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