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 “sun”? (a) bug (b) six (c) dog
- 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) hen (c) cat
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) web (c) bug
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) can (b) fox (c) hen
- 5.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) bin (b) bat (c) dog
- 7.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pan (b) tub (c) bed
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) leg (b) cat (c) nut
- 9.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 10.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 11.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 12.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) bus (b) six (c) bed
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bin (b) hat (c) fox
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) zip (b) fox (c) hen
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) log (c) net
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) cup (b) bed (c) dot
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) net (b) rat (c) six
- 19.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 20.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 21.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 22.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 23.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) ten (b) pig (c) fox
- 24.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) run (c) bin
- 25.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 26.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) pin (c) hen
- 27.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) red (c) can
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) sun (b) bag (c) ten
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bat (b) bin (c) cup
- 30.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) red (b) box (c) pig
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pin (b) hat (c) box
- 33.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 34.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hat (b) sun (c) leg
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) zip (b) pen (c) cap
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) nut (b) lip (c) hen
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) web (b) pan (c) lip
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) dot (b) bat (c) hug
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) pin (b) van (c) bus
Answer key
- bug
- hen
- cap
- can
- a
- dog
- tub
- cat
- e
- o
- a
- a
- bus
- bin
- hen
- net
- cup
- rat
- e
- e
- a
- u
- pig
- run
- o
- log
- pin
- ten
- cup
- i
- red
- pin
- i
- a
- leg
- cap
- nut
- pan
- bat
- van
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