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

Answer key

  1. map
  2. map
  3. e
  4. web
  5. nut
  6. e
  7. gem
  8. o
  9. nut
  10. can
  11. bin
  12. rat
  13. net
  14. u
  15. six
  16. bed
  17. lip
  18. bug
  19. pen
  20. a
  21. six
  22. van
  23. a
  24. dog
  25. ten
  26. o
  27. gem
  28. a
  29. u
  30. dog
  31. zip
  32. tub
  33. u
  34. pig
  35. ten
  36. sun
  37. rat
  38. i
  39. box
  40. fox

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