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 “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) tub (c) bat
- 2.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) pin (b) bat (c) leg
- 4.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) bug (b) pen (c) hat
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) web (b) zip (c) dog
- 7.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bag (b) pin (c) hug
- 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) red (c) rat
- 9.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) web (b) log (c) tap
- 10.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) cat (b) pig (c) leg
- 12.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 13.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) web (c) log
- 15.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) ten (c) zip
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) net (b) cap (c) log
- 17.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) log (b) hen (c) cat
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) run (b) dog (c) zip
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) ten (b) fox (c) rat
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) van (b) pen (c) pig
- 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) sun (b) bat (c) web
- 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) fox (c) hat
- 24.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 25.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) web (c) dog
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) web (b) van (c) log
- 28.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 29.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dot (b) nut (c) pen
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) zip (b) log (c) ten
- 32.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) hug (b) dog (c) hat
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) six (b) sun (c) fox
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) hen (b) six (c) rat
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) cup (b) leg (c) van
- 37.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) web (b) box (c) bus
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bus (b) log (c) pen
- 39.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 40.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
Answer key
- dog
- a
- leg
- a
- pen
- dog
- hug
- red
- log
- a
- leg
- e
- i
- rat
- zip
- cap
- o
- hen
- run
- fox
- van
- bat
- hat
- u
- i
- nut
- web
- u
- e
- pen
- zip
- o
- hat
- sun
- rat
- leg
- web
- bus
- o
- i
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