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