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) hug (b) bin (c) log
- 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) cup (c) bag
- 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) six (b) dot (c) hat
- 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) hat (c) bed
- 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tap (b) hug (c) net
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) ten
- 7.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 8.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pan (b) fox (c) sun
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) fox (b) tap (c) sun
- 10.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 11.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) zip (b) dog (c) red
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) bug (b) net (c) hat
- 13.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) gem (b) bus (c) can
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) box (b) pig (c) web
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) web (b) run (c) log
- 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) bus (c) box
- 18.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) leg (b) tub (c) hat
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) leg (b) bag (c) six
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) fox (b) rat (c) run
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) dot (b) run (c) ten
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) log (b) run (c) pen
- 24.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) bat (b) bed (c) dot
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) pin (b) hug (c) gem
- 27.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 28.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) pig (c) box
- 29.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 30.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 31.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 32.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) dog (b) six (c) pan
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) net (b) can (c) dog
- 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pan (b) six (c) dot
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) box (b) pin (c) hug
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) log (b) pen (c) bag
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) hug (b) hat (c) lip
- 39.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) nut (b) gem (c) tap
Answer key
- hug
- bag
- dot
- bed
- tap
- ten
- u
- fox
- tap
- i
- red
- net
- a
- can
- pig
- web
- lip
- a
- hat
- leg
- rat
- ten
- run
- u
- bed
- hug
- u
- cat
- i
- i
- u
- a
- pan
- dog
- six
- pin
- bag
- lip
- e
- gem
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