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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 311 · 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.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) bat (c) bed
  3. 3.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) six (b) pan (c) bed
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) dog (b) bin (c) pan
  6. 6.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) zip (b) leg (c) dot
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) bus (b) tap (c) dog
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) can (b) dot (c) gem
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) cup (b) zip (c) red
  10. 10.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
  11. 11.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  12. 12.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) bus (c) log
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) tub (b) lip (c) box
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bin (b) rat (c) dot
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) lip (b) van (c) bed
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bed (b) tap (c) bin
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) pin (b) dog (c) cat
  19. 19.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) rat (b) red (c) dog
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) gem (b) bus (c) fox
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) pen (c) pig
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tub (b) pan (c) ten
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dog (b) run (c) tap
  25. 25.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) nut (b) six (c) dot
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bag (b) lip (c) bus
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) pin (b) ten (c) map
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) run (b) fox (c) pan
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) map (b) pig (c) net
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) rat (b) hug (c) dog
  32. 32.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  33. 33.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) cup (b) dot (c) cap
  35. 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tub (b) cap (c) zip
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bus (b) pen (c) six
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hat (b) net (c) cup
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) sun (b) box (c) bat
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) can (b) bus (c) box
  40. 40.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o

Answer key

  1. e
  2. bed
  3. e
  4. bed
  5. bin
  6. dot
  7. tap
  8. gem
  9. zip
  10. a
  11. u
  12. o
  13. six
  14. box
  15. rat
  16. bed
  17. bin
  18. cat
  19. a
  20. dog
  21. gem
  22. log
  23. ten
  24. dog
  25. a
  26. six
  27. bag
  28. map
  29. pan
  30. net
  31. hug
  32. e
  33. e
  34. cap
  35. zip
  36. six
  37. cup
  38. bat
  39. bus
  40. o

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