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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 35 · 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 same middle sound as “pan”? (a) net (b) tap (c) dog
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) leg (b) cup (c) rat
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) rat (b) zip (c) bed
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) pan
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) web (b) can (c) pin
  6. 6.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) pin (c) dog
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) can (b) red (c) bin
  8. 8.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) box (b) cup (c) rat
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) six (b) box (c) net
  11. 11.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  12. 12.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) nut (b) hat (c) fox
  14. 14.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  15. 15.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
  16. 16.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  17. 17.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
  18. 18.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cap (b) leg (c) dog
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) sun (b) pan (c) pin
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) tap (b) pig (c) pen
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) dog (b) hug (c) net
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) zip (b) gem (c) fox
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) web (b) cap (c) fox
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) leg (c) box
  26. 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) hen (c) log
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) can (b) dot (c) zip
  28. 28.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  29. 29.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pan (b) lip (c) bug
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) tap (b) tub (c) box
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) hat (b) six (c) bed
  33. 33.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) van (b) dot (c) red
  35. 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) box (c) tap
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) red (b) rat (c) log
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bug (b) cat (c) lip
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cat (b) box (c) bus
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) box (b) bed (c) lip
  40. 40.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a

Answer key

  1. tap
  2. rat
  3. bed
  4. sun
  5. can
  6. cat
  7. bin
  8. a
  9. rat
  10. box
  11. a
  12. o
  13. fox
  14. i
  15. i
  16. e
  17. a
  18. o
  19. dog
  20. pin
  21. pen
  22. net
  23. zip
  24. web
  25. bug
  26. hen
  27. dot
  28. u
  29. e
  30. pan
  31. box
  32. bed
  33. i
  34. van
  35. ten
  36. log
  37. bug
  38. bus
  39. lip
  40. i

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