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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 431 · 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 “rat”? (a) dog (b) lip (c) hat
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) ten (b) cat (c) zip
  3. 3.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
  4. 4.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) six (b) gem (c) dog
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) zip (b) bat (c) net
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bus (b) six (c) tap
  8. 8.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) dot (b) zip (c) hug
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) tub (b) dog (c) ten
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) cup (b) can (c) zip
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) can (c) bus
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) lip (b) fox (c) van
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) cat (c) bed
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bus (b) web (c) fox
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) dot (b) hat (c) tub
  17. 17.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
  18. 18.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
  19. 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) hug (b) net (c) bin
  20. 20.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
  21. 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) bag (c) pin
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) dog (b) web (c) tap
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) web (b) cat (c) six
  24. 24.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) log (b) tub (c) lip
  26. 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) zip (b) leg (c) sun
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bed (b) pig (c) bus
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) ten (b) bin (c) tap
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) van (b) dot (c) six
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) hat (c) box
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) pig (c) cap
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bus (b) bin (c) net
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) pig (b) cap (c) sun
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) gem (b) zip (c) dog
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) hat (b) tub (c) gem
  36. 36.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) pen (c) pin
  38. 38.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) six (b) ten (c) cup
  40. 40.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e

Answer key

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

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