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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 188 · 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 “gem”? (a) van (b) bus (c) bed
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) hug (b) bed (c) map
  3. 3.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  4. 4.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
  5. 5.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) ten (b) box (c) lip
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bug (b) log (c) leg
  8. 8.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) net (b) sun (c) box
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) hat (b) cup (c) box
  11. 11.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
  12. 12.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) dot (c) pig
  14. 14.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  15. 15.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) six (b) hug (c) log
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) tub (b) hat (c) lip
  18. 18.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) bag (c) sun
  20. 20.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) red (b) rat (c) bug
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) dot (c) net
  23. 23.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pig (c) hug
  25. 25.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
  26. 26.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) dot (b) pin (c) bat
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) web (c) lip
  29. 29.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) hen (b) dog (c) sun
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bat (b) fox (c) web
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) can (b) bed (c) zip
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) can (b) leg (c) dog
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) web (b) bin (c) rat
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) web (b) can (c) pin
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) ten (b) bus (c) cat
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) rat (b) pin (c) cup
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) zip (b) dot (c) red
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bed (b) bag (c) box
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) sun (b) log (c) bed

Answer key

  1. bed
  2. map
  3. e
  4. a
  5. a
  6. lip
  7. leg
  8. a
  9. net
  10. cup
  11. i
  12. e
  13. pen
  14. a
  15. u
  16. log
  17. tub
  18. o
  19. six
  20. a
  21. bug
  22. cat
  23. e
  24. pig
  25. u
  26. u
  27. dot
  28. web
  29. o
  30. hen
  31. fox
  32. bed
  33. can
  34. rat
  35. web
  36. bus
  37. rat
  38. red
  39. box
  40. log

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