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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 268 · 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) pen (b) bin (c) bus
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) cap (b) pen (c) nut
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) net (c) tap
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cat (b) dog (c) gem
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) sun (b) dot (c) bed
  6. 6.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) van (c) leg
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) bin (b) rat (c) red
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) ten (b) hug (c) dot
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) fox (b) pig (c) leg
  10. 10.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
  11. 11.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) red (b) fox (c) bin
  13. 13.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) fox (c) leg
  15. 15.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  16. 16.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) dog (b) hen (c) pin
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) leg (b) tub (c) lip
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hug (b) six (c) leg
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) red (b) bin (c) can
  21. 21.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
  22. 22.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) van (c) box
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bat (b) log (c) tub
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) bug (b) leg (c) hat
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) bed (b) dot (c) can
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) red (c) rat
  28. 28.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  29. 29.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
  30. 30.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) run (b) cap (c) box
  32. 32.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) can (b) six (c) tub
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) fox (b) hen (c) can
  35. 35.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) hat (b) red (c) dot
  37. 37.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pen (b) zip (c) log
  39. 39.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
  40. 40.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a

Answer key

  1. bus
  2. cap
  3. tap
  4. dog
  5. sun
  6. van
  7. red
  8. hug
  9. leg
  10. a
  11. o
  12. bin
  13. u
  14. leg
  15. a
  16. a
  17. pin
  18. leg
  19. hug
  20. red
  21. u
  22. a
  23. six
  24. tub
  25. hat
  26. bed
  27. rat
  28. e
  29. i
  30. a
  31. run
  32. i
  33. six
  34. can
  35. a
  36. red
  37. e
  38. log
  39. u
  40. a

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