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