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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 252 · 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.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
  2. 2.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  3. 3.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
  4. 4.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bug (b) can (c) hen
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) gem (b) pin (c) tub
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) lip (c) fox
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) can (b) dog (c) ten
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) van (b) cup (c) six
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) pin (b) net (c) run
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hug (b) pig (c) dog
  12. 12.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
  13. 13.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) box (b) pan (c) sun
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) net (b) lip (c) cat
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) hug (c) dot
  17. 17.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) gem (b) cup (c) box
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pan (b) bus (c) fox
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) hat (b) red (c) dot
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) van (b) pen (c) six
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) bin (b) rat (c) bug
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) bag (b) dog (c) zip
  24. 24.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) cap (c) web
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) red (b) bus (c) dot
  27. 27.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) net (b) cup (c) pin
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) van (b) run (c) pig
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) six (b) run (c) rat
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) cat (b) pin (c) bed
  32. 32.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) pen (b) zip (c) nut
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) hat
  35. 35.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
  36. 36.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) bin (c) leg
  38. 38.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) hug (b) pin (c) cap
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) lip (b) pen (c) tap

Answer key

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

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