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