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