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.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 2.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
- 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) van (b) bed (c) box
- 4.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bag (b) fox (c) pen
- 6.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) hen (b) tap (c) six
- 8.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) six (b) sun (c) van
- 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dot (b) rat (c) net
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) pen (b) bin (c) nut
- 12.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) nut (c) van
- 14.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 15.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pig (c) tap
- 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hug (b) bat (c) fox
- 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bug (b) fox (c) six
- 18.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 19.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) cup (b) gem (c) pig
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) cat (b) bed (c) six
- 22.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) log (c) cup
- 23.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 24.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 25.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 26.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hug (b) dot (c) rat
- 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) map (c) bus
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) tub (b) dog (c) red
- 29.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) run (b) rat (c) web
- 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) pan (b) hen (c) log
- 32.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) rat (b) log (c) bed
- 33.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 34.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bat (b) box (c) run
- 36.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) ten (c) nut
- 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) six (b) leg (c) cap
- 39.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) gem (c) cap
- 40.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
Answer key
- i
- e
- box
- a
- fox
- u
- tap
- e
- van
- net
- pen
- u
- gem
- i
- tap
- bat
- six
- u
- i
- pig
- bed
- pen
- a
- i
- e
- dot
- map
- tub
- a
- rat
- hen
- bed
- o
- a
- box
- a
- nut
- six
- bus
- a
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