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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 160 · 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 “can”? (a) sun (b) pen (c) rat
  2. 2.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hat (b) box (c) net
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) red (c) hat
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) rat (b) web (c) run
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bin (b) pen (c) box
  7. 7.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) bug (b) hat (c) net
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) rat (b) fox (c) run
  10. 10.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) gem (b) hug (c) dot
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) ten (b) fox (c) bin
  13. 13.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
  14. 14.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) hug (c) six
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) bat (c) zip
  17. 17.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  18. 18.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) run (c) bed
  19. 19.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) bag (c) pen
  21. 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) web (c) hug
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) can (c) net
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) red (b) can (c) zip
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) dot (b) nut (c) pen
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) bed (b) lip (c) pan
  26. 26.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
  27. 27.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) pan (c) lip
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) map (c) dot
  30. 30.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) cap (b) hug (c) web
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) six (c) bed
  33. 33.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) van (b) pig (c) dot
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) pig (c) pen
  35. 35.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) hug (b) bin (c) dog
  37. 37.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) cap (c) red
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bus (b) pin (c) log
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) bin (b) hen (c) bat

Answer key

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

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