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