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