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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 362 · 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 “pin”? (a) box (b) zip (c) leg
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) can (b) sun (c) ten
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) run (c) lip
  4. 4.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) tap (b) hug (c) web
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bus (b) red (c) dog
  7. 7.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) cat (c) nut
  9. 9.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) net (b) zip (c) rat
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) cat (b) dog (c) tub
  12. 12.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
  13. 13.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) lip (b) can (c) hug
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bag (b) pin (c) bug
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) red (b) bin (c) map
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) six (c) bug
  18. 18.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bin (c) bug
  19. 19.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
  20. 20.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
  21. 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) cap (c) tub
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bat (b) hen (c) cup
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bus (b) bin (c) box
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) pen (b) tap (c) bug
  25. 25.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) dog (b) sun (c) can
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) box (b) pin (c) can
  28. 28.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) pig (b) pen (c) tub
  30. 30.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  31. 31.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) nut (b) box (c) tap
  33. 33.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
  34. 34.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
  35. 35.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
  36. 36.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) gem (b) fox (c) nut
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) cup (b) ten (c) lip
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) net (b) lip (c) fox
  40. 40.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a

Answer key

  1. zip
  2. ten
  3. hen
  4. e
  5. hug
  6. dog
  7. o
  8. cat
  9. i
  10. zip
  11. tub
  12. i
  13. i
  14. lip
  15. bag
  16. map
  17. six
  18. bug
  19. o
  20. a
  21. cap
  22. cup
  23. box
  24. tap
  25. u
  26. sun
  27. box
  28. u
  29. pig
  30. u
  31. a
  32. box
  33. a
  34. e
  35. a
  36. o
  37. gem
  38. cup
  39. fox
  40. a

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