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