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