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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 16 · 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 “ten”? (a) gem (b) bin (c) run
  2. 2.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
  3. 3.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bin (b) bug (c) box
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) dog (b) rat (c) gem
  6. 6.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) bag (c) fox
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) bug (b) gem (c) box
  8. 8.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) run (b) bin (c) map
  10. 10.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tub (b) lip (c) can
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) net (b) pig (c) tub
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) bin (b) bed (c) rat
  13. 13.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) fox (c) bat
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) hug (c) pin
  16. 16.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  17. 17.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) six (b) hat (c) log
  19. 19.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cup (b) cap (c) six
  21. 21.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) red (b) bag (c) hug
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) can (b) web (c) tub
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) ten (b) tap (c) fox
  25. 25.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
  26. 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pen (c) sun
  27. 27.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
  28. 28.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
  29. 29.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) six (c) pen
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) pin (c) red
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) cup (b) bed (c) zip
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) zip (b) bus (c) pan
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) pan (b) ten (c) log
  35. 35.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
  36. 36.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bus (b) pig (c) fox
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) log (b) zip (c) pan
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) cap (c) bin
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) pig (b) web (c) dog
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) bat (b) lip (c) fox

Answer key

  1. gem
  2. u
  3. a
  4. box
  5. dog
  6. pin
  7. bug
  8. a
  9. bin
  10. lip
  11. net
  12. bin
  13. a
  14. bat
  15. net
  16. u
  17. u
  18. hat
  19. u
  20. cup
  21. a
  22. hug
  23. web
  24. fox
  25. i
  26. pen
  27. u
  28. e
  29. i
  30. log
  31. red
  32. cup
  33. zip
  34. ten
  35. o
  36. pig
  37. zip
  38. hen
  39. dog
  40. bat

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