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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 228 · 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 “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) van (c) cup
  2. 2.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  3. 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) dog (b) gem (c) six
  4. 4.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) dog (b) hen (c) tap
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) nut (b) zip (c) dog
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) cup (b) gem (c) van
  8. 8.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
  9. 9.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) pig (b) dog (c) run
  11. 11.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) zip (b) box (c) van
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) bug (c) pan
  14. 14.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
  15. 15.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  16. 16.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) bat (c) hug
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bat (b) bin (c) nut
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) dog (c) bug
  20. 20.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) zip (b) hen (c) dot
  22. 22.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) tap (c) web
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) hat (b) bug (c) net
  25. 25.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) hat (b) bin (c) box
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) hug (b) box (c) web
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) gem (b) bus (c) six
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) bag (c) zip
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) van (b) run (c) lip
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) box (c) bat
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) pen (c) van
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) can (b) hug (c) gem
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tub (b) cat (c) bed
  35. 35.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bag (b) box (c) net
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) web (b) lip (c) bus
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) dog (c) tub
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dog (b) ten (c) bin
  39. 39.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
  40. 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) cap (c) red

Answer key

  1. cup
  2. a
  3. gem
  4. u
  5. tap
  6. zip
  7. gem
  8. o
  9. e
  10. run
  11. i
  12. zip
  13. pan
  14. i
  15. u
  16. u
  17. six
  18. nut
  19. pig
  20. a
  21. hen
  22. i
  23. tap
  24. net
  25. u
  26. hat
  27. web
  28. bus
  29. bag
  30. lip
  31. bat
  32. pen
  33. gem
  34. bed
  35. box
  36. bus
  37. hen
  38. dog
  39. e
  40. cap

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