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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 216 · 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 “i” in the middle? (a) bat (b) dog (c) zip
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) van (c) log
  3. 3.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) can (c) sun
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) can (b) pig (c) nut
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) fox (b) hen (c) six
  7. 7.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) can (b) run (c) zip
  9. 9.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  10. 10.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) hat (b) bug (c) red
  12. 12.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) box (b) hen (c) bag
  14. 14.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) box (b) hen (c) bat
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) fox (b) bat (c) run
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) web (b) dog (c) run
  18. 18.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) pan (c) bus
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bag (b) dog (c) sun
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) hug (c) ten
  21. 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pin (b) hen (c) nut
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) sun (b) pan (c) gem
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) cap (b) fox (c) sun
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) six (b) pen (c) bus
  25. 25.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) rat (b) tub (c) ten
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cup (b) pin (c) dog
  28. 28.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) leg (b) cap (c) cup
  30. 30.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  31. 31.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) six (c) run
  33. 33.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
  34. 34.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
  35. 35.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) bat (c) cup
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) web (b) fox (c) run
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) pig (c) pen
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bag (b) run (c) dog
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) can (b) nut (c) pig
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) cup (b) ten (c) van

Answer key

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

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