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