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