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

Answer key

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

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