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