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