← Short vowel middle sounds lesson New set →

Short Vowel Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 972 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) six (b) dog (c) hat
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cap (b) fox (c) red
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) cat (c) ten
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) six (b) cup (c) cat
  6. 6.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bat (b) hug (c) lip
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) gem (b) box (c) nut
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) cat (b) dog (c) bed
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) zip (c) cup
  10. 10.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) pig (c) nut
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tub (b) bin (c) bed
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) rat (b) dog (c) six
  13. 13.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) bat (c) cup
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) map (b) cup (c) fox
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cup (b) leg (c) pig
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) lip (b) can (c) net
  18. 18.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  19. 19.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  20. 20.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) pig (b) log (c) hen
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) cap (b) pen (c) pig
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) net (b) box (c) tub
  24. 24.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) hen (b) bug (c) bat
  26. 26.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  27. 27.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) can (c) log
  29. 29.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  30. 30.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bus (b) log (c) bin
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) fox (b) cat (c) pig
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) bag (b) box (c) six
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) can (b) bin (c) dot
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) sun (b) hat (c) pen
  36. 36.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
  37. 37.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
  38. 38.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) map (b) pin (c) red
  40. 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) log (c) cap

Answer key

  1. u
  2. dog
  3. red
  4. cat
  5. cat
  6. hug
  7. gem
  8. bed
  9. log
  10. box
  11. bed
  12. six
  13. o
  14. bat
  15. fox
  16. cup
  17. net
  18. i
  19. a
  20. o
  21. hen
  22. cap
  23. tub
  24. a
  25. bug
  26. i
  27. i
  28. hen
  29. a
  30. e
  31. log
  32. cat
  33. bag
  34. dot
  35. hat
  36. u
  37. e
  38. e
  39. pin
  40. cap

Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids