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