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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) leg (b) map (c) tub
- 3.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) zip (b) dot (c) rat
- 5.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) leg (c) can
- 6.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) bin (c) log
- 7.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bug (b) six (c) dot
- 9.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 10.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) bug (b) hat (c) six
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) sun (b) dot (c) pin
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) ten (b) bin (c) cap
- 14.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 15.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 16.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pan (b) log (c) sun
- 17.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) bin (b) hug (c) tap
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) lip (b) gem (c) box
- 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hug (b) lip (c) cat
- 21.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 22.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) pen (b) can (c) tub
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) pig (b) bed (c) tub
- 25.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pig (b) cup (c) fox
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) gem (b) run (c) log
- 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) run (b) bed (c) bat
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pin (b) fox (c) net
- 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) net (b) cup (c) pan
- 30.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) bug (b) six (c) pan
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) hug (b) rat (c) bed
- 33.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 34.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) rat (b) nut (c) dot
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) cup (b) dog (c) rat
- 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) dog (b) run (c) pin
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) red (b) hug (c) dog
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) bat (b) bed (c) box
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) bug (b) web (c) map
Answer key
- i
- tub
- u
- rat
- leg
- cap
- u
- six
- u
- a
- hat
- dot
- ten
- o
- o
- log
- i
- tap
- gem
- lip
- u
- u
- pen
- tub
- fox
- run
- bat
- net
- cup
- e
- pan
- bed
- o
- a
- nut
- cup
- run
- red
- bed
- map
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids