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 “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) dot (c) map
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) hat (b) dot (c) net
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) ten (b) van (c) bin
- 4.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 5.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tap (b) ten (c) nut
- 6.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) cap (c) net
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) pen (b) pin (c) sun
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) cat (b) nut (c) zip
- 9.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pig (b) hug (c) fox
- 11.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pin (b) bat (c) dog
- 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) zip (b) map (c) tub
- 13.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) net (b) bus (c) zip
- 14.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) leg (b) run (c) six
- 16.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) gem (b) nut (c) bat
- 18.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 19.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hug (b) six (c) fox
- 21.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) sun (b) pig (c) map
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) log (b) hen (c) bat
- 24.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pen (b) rat (c) nut
- 25.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) ten (b) nut (c) zip
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) bug (b) pin (c) web
- 27.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) pig (b) bug (c) fox
- 29.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) hen (c) cap
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) leg (b) fox (c) cup
- 31.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 32.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bin (c) run
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) bat (b) pen (c) log
- 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bin (b) leg (c) pan
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) cap (b) leg (c) fox
- 36.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 37.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) bug (b) hen (c) dog
- 39.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 40.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bag (b) lip (c) dog
Answer key
- map
- dot
- van
- o
- ten
- net
- pen
- zip
- a
- pig
- dog
- tub
- bus
- u
- six
- e
- gem
- u
- a
- hug
- a
- map
- log
- nut
- zip
- web
- i
- bug
- log
- cup
- a
- fox
- pen
- pan
- fox
- i
- i
- bug
- a
- lip
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