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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 123 · 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.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) fox (b) pin (c) run
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) pin (b) bug (c) hen
  3. 3.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
  4. 4.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
  5. 5.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
  6. 6.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) rat (b) tub (c) dog
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) box (b) tub (c) lip
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pig (b) web (c) hug
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) cup (c) pin
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) tub (b) map (c) gem
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) sun (c) bin
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) net (c) dog
  13. 13.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) dot (b) web (c) van
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) map (c) six
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) fox (b) zip (c) web
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bat (b) red (c) tub
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) six (b) ten (c) dog
  19. 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pen (b) bin (c) cap
  20. 20.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  21. 21.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dot (b) pan (c) bin
  23. 23.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
  24. 24.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  25. 25.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) ten (b) pan (c) lip
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bat (b) fox (c) pen
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) sun (b) cap (c) six
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) bin (b) ten (c) nut
  30. 30.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) ten (b) log (c) cup
  32. 32.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
  33. 33.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) ten (c) fox
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) six (b) run (c) rat
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) pin (b) bed (c) log
  36. 36.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) hat (b) fox (c) bed
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) sun (b) dot (c) pen
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) can (b) web (c) hug
  40. 40.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e

Answer key

  1. fox
  2. hen
  3. e
  4. a
  5. o
  6. dog
  7. lip
  8. pig
  9. cup
  10. gem
  11. cat
  12. van
  13. e
  14. van
  15. map
  16. web
  17. tub
  18. ten
  19. bin
  20. a
  21. a
  22. pan
  23. u
  24. i
  25. i
  26. pan
  27. fox
  28. sun
  29. nut
  30. o
  31. log
  32. e
  33. fox
  34. run
  35. bed
  36. i
  37. bed
  38. pen
  39. can
  40. o

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