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