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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 449 · 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.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) sun (b) six (c) van
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pig (b) can (c) box
  4. 4.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) bed (c) dot
  6. 6.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  7. 7.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) van (b) web (c) zip
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) web (b) nut (c) tap
  10. 10.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
  11. 11.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) pan (b) gem (c) lip
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) hat (b) run (c) bin
  14. 14.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) cup (b) can (c) pen
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bat (b) run (c) red
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) lip (b) box (c) run
  18. 18.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) zip (b) leg (c) bus
  19. 19.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) bin (b) fox (c) sun
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) tub (b) pan (c) zip
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) pig (b) cat (c) pen
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) van (b) dog (c) leg
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) lip (b) bed (c) dog
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) ten (b) pig (c) can
  26. 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cup (b) pan (c) gem
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) hat (b) pin (c) nut
  28. 28.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  29. 29.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) bug (b) cat (c) hen
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) cat (b) dog (c) pig
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) fox (c) bus
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bin (b) ten (c) fox
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) six (c) pan
  35. 35.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) bag (b) log (c) run
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) cup (b) pan (c) log
  38. 38.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
  39. 39.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) pig (b) box (c) hat

Answer key

  1. e
  2. sun
  3. box
  4. e
  5. bed
  6. o
  7. a
  8. web
  9. tap
  10. u
  11. o
  12. pan
  13. run
  14. e
  15. pen
  16. run
  17. lip
  18. leg
  19. a
  20. bin
  21. zip
  22. pen
  23. leg
  24. bed
  25. can
  26. gem
  27. hat
  28. e
  29. a
  30. hen
  31. pig
  32. map
  33. bin
  34. pan
  35. a
  36. bag
  37. log
  38. i
  39. i
  40. box

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