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.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) ten (b) bin (c) dot
- 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) pig (c) map
- 3.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hen (b) bin (c) fox
- 4.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 5.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) ten (c) tub
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) ten (b) zip (c) hug
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) pin (b) nut (c) bag
- 8.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 9.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
- 10.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 11.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) zip (c) web
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) net (b) hat (c) run
- 13.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 14.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 15.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bug (b) pig (c) bed
- 17.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) bat (c) pig
- 18.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bus (b) can (c) zip
- 19.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 20.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hat (b) pen (c) zip
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) log (b) tap (c) bed
- 22.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 23.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bin (b) hat (c) leg
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) web (b) van (c) bus
- 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) gem (b) cup (c) hat
- 27.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) red (b) dog (c) pig
- 29.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 30.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 31.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) zip (b) ten (c) dot
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) bin (b) dot (c) cat
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) hen (b) nut (c) six
- 35.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) cup (b) pan (c) dog
- 37.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) pig (c) leg
- 38.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 39.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 40.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hug (b) fox (c) tap
Answer key
- ten
- net
- bin
- a
- ten
- ten
- bag
- a
- i
- o
- web
- net
- u
- o
- e
- bed
- bat
- zip
- u
- pen
- bed
- a
- a
- bin
- van
- cup
- i
- dog
- e
- e
- a
- ten
- dot
- six
- a
- dog
- leg
- a
- a
- hug
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids