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