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