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