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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 120 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. e
  2. dog
  3. i
  4. i
  5. hen
  6. u
  7. zip
  8. nut
  9. nut
  10. cup
  11. zip
  12. tap
  13. i
  14. net
  15. bag
  16. pin
  17. u
  18. red
  19. fox
  20. van
  21. leg
  22. a
  23. van
  24. gem
  25. a
  26. u
  27. bus
  28. a
  29. cup
  30. e
  31. bed
  32. tub
  33. hat
  34. cat
  35. hug
  36. pig
  37. ten
  38. map
  39. hug
  40. bus

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