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) log (c) bug
- 2.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) dot (b) pig (c) bus
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) six (b) cup (c) box
- 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tub (b) tap (c) ten
- 6.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) leg (c) run
- 7.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) can (c) web
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) can (b) zip (c) net
- 9.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) cup (c) gem
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) hen (b) dog (c) van
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) bug (b) zip (c) fox
- 12.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 13.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) pin (c) box
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) hat (b) dot (c) lip
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) hat (c) fox
- 17.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 18.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 19.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) sun (c) red
- 21.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cup (b) log (c) zip
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) bin (c) gem
- 23.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 24.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dot (b) lip (c) cap
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) pig (b) bag (c) cup
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) cup (b) cat (c) pen
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) cap (b) pin (c) fox
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) hug (b) red (c) lip
- 30.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) nut (c) six
- 31.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) hen (b) dot (c) zip
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tap (b) ten (c) log
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) dog (b) pen (c) bug
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) tub (b) pen (c) box
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) hen (b) dot (c) pin
- 37.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 38.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) nut (b) pin (c) hat
- 39.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) bat (c) sun
- 40.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
Answer key
- bug
- e
- dot
- box
- tub
- leg
- web
- can
- log
- van
- bug
- a
- o
- van
- dot
- pen
- u
- i
- e
- dot
- cup
- bin
- a
- a
- cap
- bag
- cup
- pin
- lip
- six
- o
- hen
- ten
- bug
- box
- hen
- i
- pin
- zip
- e
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