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

Answer key

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

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