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