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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 301 · 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 “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) bat (c) zip
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) box (c) net
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) red (c) box
  4. 4.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) cup (b) pen (c) bat
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) lip (b) dog (c) can
  7. 7.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  8. 8.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) six (b) bat (c) dot
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) tub (b) dot (c) hen
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) lip (c) cat
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) bed (b) rat (c) dot
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) web (c) can
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) six (b) box (c) cap
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) fox (c) leg
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) box
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) leg (b) can (c) box
  18. 18.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) log (c) six
  20. 20.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) tub (b) can (c) box
  22. 22.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) ten (b) bus (c) log
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) dog (c) map
  25. 25.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) bus (b) dot (c) ten
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) net (c) cat
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bed (b) dot (c) bus
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) gem (b) pig (c) hug
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) fox (b) run (c) cap
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) run (b) fox (c) cap
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) box (b) map (c) pin
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) red (b) six (c) fox
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) sun (b) pen (c) bag
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bed (b) pin (c) fox
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) rat (b) leg (c) box
  37. 37.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  38. 38.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) dog (b) hen (c) bag
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) web (b) dot (c) pan

Answer key

  1. bat
  2. pig
  3. nut
  4. a
  5. cup
  6. can
  7. e
  8. i
  9. bat
  10. tub
  11. log
  12. bed
  13. web
  14. cap
  15. leg
  16. pen
  17. leg
  18. a
  19. cap
  20. e
  21. can
  22. o
  23. bus
  24. map
  25. a
  26. ten
  27. cat
  28. bed
  29. gem
  30. run
  31. fox
  32. pin
  33. six
  34. bag
  35. fox
  36. rat
  37. e
  38. u
  39. bag
  40. pan

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