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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 231 · 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) net (b) rat (c) zip
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) can (b) fox (c) pig
  3. 3.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) bug (b) net (c) box
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) ten (c) cap
  6. 6.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
  7. 7.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) tap (b) dog (c) tub
  9. 9.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) log (b) ten (c) pin
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hen (b) run (c) fox
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bus (c) bat
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) web (b) dog (c) hat
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) leg (b) log (c) rat
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) sun (b) bat (c) dog
  16. 16.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dot (b) lip (c) bag
  18. 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) run (b) can (c) log
  19. 19.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) nut (b) map (c) zip
  21. 21.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) gem (b) box (c) bin
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) red (b) dog (c) nut
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) six (b) run (c) pen
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) tub (b) can (c) box
  26. 26.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) rat (b) hen (c) dot
  27. 27.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) red (b) hug (c) box
  29. 29.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) ten (c) can
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) nut (b) rat (c) pin
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pin (b) hat (c) red
  33. 33.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) log (b) cap (c) cup
  35. 35.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) box (b) ten (c) six
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) nut (b) box (c) net
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) log (c) net
  39. 39.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
  40. 40.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) nut (c) fox

Answer key

  1. zip
  2. pig
  3. i
  4. box
  5. ten
  6. a
  7. a
  8. tap
  9. a
  10. ten
  11. run
  12. bat
  13. dog
  14. rat
  15. dog
  16. a
  17. bag
  18. log
  19. e
  20. zip
  21. a
  22. gem
  23. nut
  24. pen
  25. box
  26. dot
  27. i
  28. hug
  29. e
  30. can
  31. pin
  32. red
  33. a
  34. cap
  35. a
  36. box
  37. nut
  38. net
  39. u
  40. six

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