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 “bug”? (a) pan (b) ten (c) bus
- 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) ten (b) nut (c) dog
- 3.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) nut (c) hen
- 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) van (c) bus
- 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) zip (c) rat
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) hug (b) map (c) ten
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) map (b) six (c) leg
- 8.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) bag (c) bus
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) lip
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) log (b) hug (c) van
- 11.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cat (b) ten (c) fox
- 12.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 13.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) ten (c) run
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) van (b) bin (c) fox
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pig (b) box (c) web
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) zip (b) net (c) bug
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) box (b) six (c) hug
- 18.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) leg (b) box (c) pig
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) cup (b) bed (c) tap
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) log (b) six (c) ten
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) run (b) pin (c) bat
- 23.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) six (b) cat (c) web
- 25.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 26.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 27.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 28.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) red (b) nut (c) six
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) web (b) six (c) bus
- 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) cat (c) lip
- 32.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) dog (b) hat (c) cup
- 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) map (b) zip (c) leg
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) dog (b) pan (c) sun
- 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) bin (c) net
- 37.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) can (b) six (c) net
- 39.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) can (c) log
Answer key
- bus
- dog
- six
- van
- dot
- ten
- leg
- box
- pen
- hug
- fox
- o
- rat
- bin
- pig
- bug
- six
- a
- pig
- cup
- ten
- pin
- a
- web
- i
- i
- o
- a
- nut
- six
- cat
- a
- cup
- leg
- sun
- log
- e
- six
- u
- can
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