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