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 “map”? (a) net (b) bag (c) cup
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) can (b) six (c) dot
- 3.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 4.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) nut (b) zip (c) map
- 6.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 7.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) can (b) six (c) dog
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) nut (b) hen (c) box
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) zip (b) nut (c) log
- 10.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cat (b) pig (c) bug
- 11.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 12.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 13.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 14.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) pan (c) cup
- 16.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) pen (c) hat
- 17.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) sun (b) box (c) van
- 19.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bat (b) pig (c) run
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) box (c) sun
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) log (b) cat (c) six
- 22.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) nut (b) bat (c) log
- 24.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) dog (b) run (c) cat
- 26.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) sun (c) web
- 27.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) ten (c) pin
- 29.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) leg (c) run
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) bus
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) dot (b) ten (c) cap
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) lip (b) ten (c) sun
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) red (b) pan (c) pig
- 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) log (c) six
- 36.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cup (b) map (c) pig
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) cap (b) sun (c) dog
- 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) gem (b) cup (c) six
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) lip (b) hen (c) box
- 40.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) van (b) sun (c) dog
Answer key
- bag
- dot
- a
- i
- zip
- e
- can
- hen
- log
- bug
- u
- o
- e
- e
- red
- bin
- a
- van
- run
- box
- cat
- a
- nut
- u
- cat
- six
- i
- ten
- a
- leg
- leg
- cap
- sun
- pan
- bed
- pig
- dog
- cup
- hen
- dog
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