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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 124 · 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 letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) fox (c) hug
  2. 2.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
  3. 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) van (b) ten (c) hug
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) can (c) net
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) sun (b) can (c) pig
  6. 6.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) red (b) map (c) tub
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) six (c) rat
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) box (b) leg (c) hug
  9. 9.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) tap (b) gem (c) bus
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) dog (b) map (c) zip
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) gem (c) zip
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) fox (c) hat
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cup (b) box (c) bag
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) dog (c) tap
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) tub (b) dot (c) red
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bus (b) box (c) lip
  18. 18.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  19. 19.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  20. 20.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) map (b) bug (c) dot
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) rat (b) dog (c) bug
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pen (c) nut
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) six (c) web
  25. 25.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) pig (b) bug (c) dot
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) bug (c) web
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bug (b) can (c) dog
  29. 29.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
  30. 30.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
  31. 31.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) ten (b) zip (c) pan
  33. 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) can (b) sun (c) six
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) run (b) cap (c) pig
  35. 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tap (b) leg (c) pig
  36. 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) gem (c) box
  37. 37.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) log (b) hen (c) zip
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) web (b) hug (c) tap
  40. 40.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) gem (b) cup (c) zip

Answer key

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

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