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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 450 · 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) u (b) a (c) e
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tap (b) sun (c) leg
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) net (b) nut (c) rat
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) pig (c) red
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) dog (b) gem (c) pan
  6. 6.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) lip (c) nut
  7. 7.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
  8. 8.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) can (b) run (c) zip
  10. 10.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) gem (c) pin
  11. 11.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) lip (b) tub (c) gem
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) fox (c) pin
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) dot (c) bug
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) leg (c) nut
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) zip (b) hen (c) dot
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) pen (b) bat (c) sun
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) box (b) pin (c) van
  19. 19.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pen (b) hat (c) tub
  21. 21.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bus (c) net
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) log (b) pin (c) nut
  23. 23.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
  24. 24.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
  25. 25.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
  26. 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hen (b) bin (c) dot
  27. 27.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) lip (b) nut (c) bat
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) pin (b) cat (c) fox
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dog (b) tub (c) pen
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bag (b) pig (c) box
  32. 32.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) dot (b) pan (c) net
  34. 34.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) leg (b) cap (c) log
  36. 36.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  37. 37.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
  38. 38.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) dot (b) web (c) van
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) hug (b) red (c) cat

Answer key

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

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