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