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 “log”? (a) zip (b) box (c) can
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) dog (b) tub (c) pig
- 3.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bug (b) hen (c) cap
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) tap (b) bin (c) pen
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bag (b) log (c) six
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) box (b) leg (c) lip
- 8.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) cap (c) dog
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) pen
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) hug (b) zip (c) bag
- 11.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) bed (c) hat
- 12.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) run (b) dog (c) pig
- 14.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pen (c) run
- 15.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hug (b) pig (c) fox
- 17.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) zip (c) tap
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) tap (b) bug (c) bin
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) gem (b) pin (c) box
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dot (b) van (c) zip
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) cat (c) zip
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) van (b) pin (c) bed
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) red (b) pig (c) bus
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) cup (b) bed (c) map
- 25.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hen (b) hat (c) cup
- 26.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) lip (c) hug
- 28.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) cat (b) six (c) bed
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) leg (b) box (c) map
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) leg (b) lip (c) rat
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) pin (b) gem (c) dot
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) net (b) bug (c) tap
- 34.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 35.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 36.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 37.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hat (b) pen (c) six
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) bed (b) bug (c) cat
- 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) ten (c) pin
- 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) can (b) sun (c) bed
Answer key
- box
- dog
- o
- hen
- bin
- six
- lip
- bug
- pen
- zip
- log
- i
- pig
- fox
- i
- pig
- tap
- bin
- pin
- dot
- cat
- van
- bus
- cup
- cup
- i
- rat
- u
- six
- map
- rat
- gem
- tap
- o
- e
- a
- six
- cat
- ten
- can
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