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.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 2.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 3.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hat (b) six (c) sun
- 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) nut (b) ten (c) fox
- 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hat (b) dog (c) sun
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) six (b) rat (c) fox
- 7.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 8.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) pin (b) net (c) pan
- 10.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) box (c) hen
- 11.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) van (b) log (c) pig
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) can (b) log (c) pig
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) tub (b) cat (c) web
- 14.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 15.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 16.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 17.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) cup (c) web
- 18.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bin (c) bat
- 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) dog (b) can (c) ten
- 20.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) nut (b) cat (c) leg
- 22.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) bag (b) gem (c) pig
- 24.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) pig (b) pan (c) dog
- 26.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 27.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 28.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pig (c) can
- 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tap (b) hen (c) dot
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) hen (b) dog (c) map
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) bag (b) bed (c) bus
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) lip (b) gem (c) cat
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) log (b) pin (c) sun
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) pen (b) nut (c) dog
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) bag (b) log (c) web
- 36.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) bug (c) can
- 37.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 38.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) cat (b) bus (c) zip
- 40.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
Answer key
- a
- o
- six
- ten
- sun
- six
- a
- a
- pan
- box
- pig
- pig
- tub
- e
- e
- i
- web
- bat
- ten
- a
- cat
- o
- bag
- u
- pig
- o
- o
- can
- tap
- dog
- bed
- lip
- sun
- dog
- web
- zip
- i
- e
- cat
- u
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