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