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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 144 · 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) e (b) a (c) i
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) ten (b) rat (c) fox
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) log (c) hug
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hug (b) dog (c) web
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) bag (b) log (c) nut
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) nut (b) hen (c) rat
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) bug (b) dot (c) pig
  8. 8.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hen (b) map (c) bus
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) log (b) bug (c) bat
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) can (c) pin
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) pen (c) dot
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bug (b) van (c) gem
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) dog (c) bat
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) red (c) lip
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) nut (c) pen
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) leg (b) fox (c) bag
  18. 18.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pan (b) bin (c) run
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) ten (c) rat
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) pen (b) log (c) zip
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) net (b) fox (c) hug
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) tub (b) pen (c) pig
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) cap (b) ten (c) fox
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) zip (b) bus (c) dog
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) dot (b) cat (c) hug
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pin (b) ten (c) can
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bug (b) bed (c) dog
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) lip (b) web (c) dot
  30. 30.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) run (b) zip (c) tap
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) red (b) bin (c) bat
  33. 33.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
  34. 34.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
  35. 35.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) zip (b) cat (c) leg
  37. 37.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) six (b) sun (c) net
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) run (b) rat (c) dot
  40. 40.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) bag (c) nut

Answer key

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

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