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 “log”? (a) bed (b) lip (c) dog
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bed (b) can (c) log
- 3.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 4.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) bed (b) bug (c) fox
- 6.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) bin (b) cup (c) dog
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) pig (b) red (c) tub
- 9.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 10.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 11.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 12.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) hat (c) cup
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) map (b) bug (c) leg
- 14.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) run (c) pig
- 15.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) box (b) nut (c) pig
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) hat (b) cup (c) six
- 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) hug (c) pin
- 18.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) bus (c) box
- 20.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 21.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bat (b) web (c) bus
- 22.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) fox (c) bag
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bug (b) cat (c) pig
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) tap (b) bin (c) tub
- 25.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) pen (b) dot (c) zip
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) pig (b) net (c) hug
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) ten (b) van (c) pin
- 29.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) cap (b) ten (c) bin
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) ten (b) bat (c) six
- 32.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tub (b) cat (c) bed
- 34.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pig (b) log (c) tap
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) pan (b) tub (c) fox
- 36.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) leg (c) log
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) leg (b) lip (c) dog
- 38.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) cat (b) log (c) pig
- 40.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
Answer key
- dog
- log
- i
- a
- bug
- e
- dog
- red
- e
- o
- i
- bin
- bug
- box
- pig
- six
- hug
- a
- map
- o
- bus
- fox
- bug
- tub
- o
- dot
- hug
- pin
- a
- bin
- six
- i
- bed
- log
- fox
- leg
- lip
- o
- cat
- u
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