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