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