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.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 2.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) net (c) bag
- 4.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) six (c) pan
- 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) bat (b) six (c) ten
- 6.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bed (b) sun (c) pig
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) sun (b) log (c) pin
- 8.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) map (c) pig
- 9.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) gem (c) bug
- 10.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) six (c) net
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) web (b) dog (c) hug
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) map (b) ten (c) zip
- 13.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 14.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 15.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) box (b) pin (c) map
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) bat (c) leg
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) fox (b) pen (c) bug
- 18.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) dot (c) gem
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) sun (b) gem (c) pig
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bed (b) can (c) bus
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) dog (c) nut
- 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) cap (b) pin (c) hug
- 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) web (b) cap (c) box
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) bat (b) leg (c) box
- 25.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 26.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 27.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) tap (b) box (c) pin
- 29.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 30.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 31.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) rat (b) bin (c) bed
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) cat (b) log (c) zip
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) pen (b) box (c) bus
- 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) nut (b) leg (c) hat
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) tap (b) web (c) bug
- 36.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 37.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) box (b) tap (c) leg
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) lip (b) dog (c) bag
- 40.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
Answer key
- u
- a
- bag
- dog
- ten
- sun
- pin
- box
- zip
- map
- web
- zip
- e
- u
- pin
- leg
- bug
- six
- gem
- can
- gem
- pin
- web
- bat
- i
- a
- a
- box
- o
- a
- bed
- cat
- bus
- hat
- bug
- i
- a
- tap
- lip
- o
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