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