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.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 2.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) hug (c) dot
- 4.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 5.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 6.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) leg (c) pin
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) rat (b) fox (c) gem
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bag (b) hen (c) zip
- 9.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) dog (c) red
- 10.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) web (b) pan (c) lip
- 11.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) lip (c) map
- 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) cup (b) bat (c) six
- 14.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) sun (b) fox (c) bed
- 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) box (b) can (c) sun
- 17.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pan (b) dog (c) bed
- 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hat (b) hug (c) pig
- 20.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hat (b) leg (c) pin
- 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tap (b) six (c) hug
- 23.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) zip (c) hat
- 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) pig (b) cup (c) bed
- 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) box (b) cat (c) sun
- 26.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 27.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) cup (c) six
- 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pig (b) bug (c) dog
- 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) cup (b) hen (c) six
- 31.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bat (b) six (c) log
- 33.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 34.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 35.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 36.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 37.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) bed (c) cat
- 38.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) fox (b) cap (c) gem
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) net (b) rat (c) tub
Answer key
- e
- a
- van
- i
- e
- bus
- fox
- zip
- zip
- lip
- u
- map
- six
- a
- bed
- sun
- o
- dog
- pig
- e
- leg
- six
- fox
- bed
- box
- i
- e
- hen
- pig
- cup
- e
- log
- a
- u
- u
- e
- bin
- i
- cap
- net
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