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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 294 · 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 _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) lip (b) map (c) pen
  3. 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) pig (b) pan (c) hug
  4. 4.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) zip (b) run (c) cap
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) hat (b) red (c) pin
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) leg (b) bag (c) bus
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hat (b) dot (c) sun
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bag (b) gem (c) bus
  10. 10.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) zip (b) dog (c) tub
  11. 11.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
  12. 12.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
  13. 13.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
  14. 14.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) box (b) cat (c) nut
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) box (c) hen
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hat (b) bus (c) dog
  18. 18.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) log (b) map (c) bin
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) map (b) run (c) box
  21. 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) fox (b) leg (c) sun
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) cup (c) zip
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pan (c) hug
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) tub (b) bed (c) box
  25. 25.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) sun (b) pin (c) dog
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bin (b) cup (c) hat
  28. 28.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) hat (b) dog (c) zip
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) pin (c) ten
  31. 31.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) fox (b) net (c) rat
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) hat (b) bin (c) hen
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) run (c) box
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) hug (b) lip (c) pan
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) red (b) six (c) box
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) ten (b) lip (c) nut
  38. 38.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) hug (c) gem
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) bug (b) box (c) hen

Answer key

  1. u
  2. map
  3. pan
  4. a
  5. cap
  6. pin
  7. bus
  8. sun
  9. bag
  10. tub
  11. a
  12. u
  13. e
  14. i
  15. box
  16. hen
  17. dog
  18. a
  19. map
  20. map
  21. leg
  22. net
  23. hug
  24. tub
  25. u
  26. pin
  27. hat
  28. e
  29. hat
  30. ten
  31. a
  32. rat
  33. hen
  34. pig
  35. hug
  36. red
  37. lip
  38. i
  39. box
  40. hen

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