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