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 “dog”? (a) pen (b) box (c) cap
- 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) leg (c) cap
- 3.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 4.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) box (b) sun (c) pig
- 6.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) bug
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) bug (b) gem (c) zip
- 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dot (b) six (c) net
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) dog (b) six (c) nut
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) map (b) net (c) log
- 12.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 13.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 14.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) nut (b) web (c) dog
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) zip (b) dog (c) tub
- 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) pig (c) hat
- 18.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pen (b) cat (c) pin
- 20.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) map (b) dog (c) pig
- 22.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) cat (c) dog
- 23.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) dog (c) red
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) bag (b) bed (c) bus
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) fox (b) hat (c) net
- 26.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) run (b) bag (c) zip
- 28.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 29.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) cat (b) pig (c) box
- 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cap (b) nut (c) net
- 32.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pan (b) red (c) bus
- 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) leg (b) run (c) cat
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dog (b) tap (c) pig
- 35.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 36.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hat (b) run (c) red
- 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bag (b) red (c) fox
- 38.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) hat (c) fox
- 39.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bed (b) six (c) bug
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) pig (b) ten (c) dot
Answer key
- box
- leg
- a
- a
- sun
- e
- pan
- bug
- net
- six
- log
- i
- e
- i
- dog
- tub
- bus
- a
- pin
- u
- dog
- red
- six
- bed
- fox
- i
- bag
- a
- a
- pig
- nut
- pan
- cat
- dog
- e
- run
- bag
- hat
- bug
- dot
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