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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 286 · 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.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
  2. 2.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pan (b) dog (c) hug
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) box (b) net (c) tub
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bat (b) zip (c) bus
  6. 6.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
  7. 7.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) fox (c) run
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) hug (c) ten
  10. 10.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tub (b) pen (c) lip
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) web (b) run (c) lip
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) hen (c) nut
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) hat (b) six (c) bus
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pen (b) bin (c) tub
  15. 15.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) bed (c) cap
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) log (b) van (c) ten
  18. 18.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) zip (c) sun
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) pig (c) cat
  21. 21.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) hat (c) bug
  23. 23.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) dog (b) hug (c) lip
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) fox (c) ten
  26. 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) dot (c) zip
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) cup (b) van (c) lip
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pin (b) box (c) bag
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) net (b) dot (c) rat
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) ten (b) log (c) map
  31. 31.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
  32. 32.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) six (b) ten (c) box
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) pen (c) box
  35. 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) hen (c) fox
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) log (b) van (c) ten
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) box (b) gem (c) bag
  38. 38.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
  39. 39.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
  40. 40.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u

Answer key

  1. o
  2. e
  3. hug
  4. net
  5. zip
  6. e
  7. u
  8. fox
  9. ten
  10. tub
  11. run
  12. nut
  13. hat
  14. bin
  15. u
  16. lip
  17. van
  18. u
  19. cap
  20. cat
  21. a
  22. hat
  23. o
  24. lip
  25. pin
  26. bug
  27. lip
  28. box
  29. rat
  30. ten
  31. a
  32. a
  33. ten
  34. pen
  35. pig
  36. log
  37. gem
  38. e
  39. a
  40. i

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