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