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