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