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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 396 · 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 “e” in the middle? (a) zip (b) ten (c) bug
  2. 2.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  3. 3.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) cap (b) bin (c) pen
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) pin (b) bus (c) cap
  6. 6.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) map (b) sun (c) pig
  7. 7.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  8. 8.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
  9. 9.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) tap (b) red (c) six
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) pen (c) bug
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) net (b) cup (c) hat
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) pin (b) bus (c) pan
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) map (c) bin
  15. 15.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
  16. 16.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) fox (b) six (c) van
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) tub (b) bin (c) hen
  19. 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) tub (b) van (c) ten
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bin (b) fox (c) red
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) box (b) pin (c) bag
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dot (b) zip (c) cup
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) can (b) bus (c) lip
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) bin (c) ten
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) pig (b) gem (c) dog
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pin (b) log (c) hen
  27. 27.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) rat (b) tub (c) six
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) gem (b) lip (c) log
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) web (b) cup (c) fox
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) rat (b) web (c) dot
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) log (b) map (c) pin
  33. 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) map (c) bus
  34. 34.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) lip (b) van (c) log
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) bug (b) pen (c) pig
  37. 37.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
  38. 38.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
  39. 39.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  40. 40.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u

Answer key

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

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