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 “rat”? (a) hat (b) hen (c) cup
- 2.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 3.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) bag (c) box
- 4.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) tap (b) leg (c) dog
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) six (b) log (c) hen
- 7.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) can (c) six
- 9.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) cap (c) nut
- 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) ten (b) run (c) zip
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pan (b) hen (c) dog
- 12.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) map (b) six (c) leg
- 13.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) nut (b) bag (c) hen
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) cat (b) sun (c) web
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bat (b) bin (c) tub
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) lip (b) bug (c) bed
- 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tap (b) bin (c) leg
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) run (b) pan (c) log
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) tub (b) bat (c) pin
- 20.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 21.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
- 22.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bat (b) bed (c) fox
- 23.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 24.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) net (b) map (c) pig
- 26.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) dog (b) pin (c) tap
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) box (b) sun (c) net
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bug (b) lip (c) gem
- 30.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) bin (b) hen (c) cat
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bat (b) bug (c) pen
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) fox (b) map (c) sun
- 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) net (c) hat
- 35.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) dot (c) hen
- 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) tap (b) leg (c) log
- 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) six (c) hat
- 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) map (b) bin (c) bug
- 39.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bus (b) ten (c) pan
Answer key
- hat
- e
- zip
- o
- tap
- six
- u
- can
- nut
- run
- dog
- leg
- bag
- cat
- bat
- bed
- bin
- pan
- pin
- o
- i
- fox
- a
- e
- map
- u
- pin
- net
- lip
- u
- hen
- bug
- sun
- pig
- dot
- log
- hat
- bug
- i
- bus
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