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 “web”? (a) pen (b) nut (c) dog
- 2.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 3.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) hat (b) pig (c) hen
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) sun (b) box (c) gem
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) tap (b) cup (c) fox
- 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) zip (c) sun
- 8.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) cap (c) sun
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) red (b) dog (c) bin
- 10.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bat (b) lip (c) hen
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) bus (b) dog (c) hen
- 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cap (b) ten (c) nut
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) zip (b) bug (c) cap
- 14.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 15.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) web (c) box
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) nut (b) zip (c) bag
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) nut (b) zip (c) hat
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) pig (b) ten (c) can
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) run (b) bag (c) zip
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tap (b) leg (c) six
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) hat (b) dot (c) bed
- 23.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bat (b) pin (c) box
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) hug (b) lip (c) fox
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) red (c) cat
- 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) map (b) bed (c) fox
- 27.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bat (b) bug (c) six
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) cap (b) six (c) log
- 29.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 30.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pan (b) dog (c) cup
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) nut (b) ten (c) tap
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) log (b) six (c) tub
- 33.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pen (b) bat (c) tub
- 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bug (b) cap (c) bin
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) pin
- 36.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) dot (c) hen
- 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) run (c) cat
- 38.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 39.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) gem (b) sun (c) cap
Answer key
- pen
- e
- u
- hen
- box
- tap
- fox
- sun
- bin
- lip
- hen
- nut
- zip
- a
- u
- web
- nut
- hat
- ten
- bag
- tap
- bed
- pin
- hug
- red
- bed
- bug
- log
- a
- cup
- tap
- tub
- tub
- bin
- pin
- hen
- run
- i
- o
- cap
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