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