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