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