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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 460 · 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.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
  2. 2.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
  3. 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) dog
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bag (b) hen (c) dog
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) bug (b) bat (c) pig
  6. 6.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) box (b) nut (c) can
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bug (b) bat (c) dot
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) cat (b) net (c) fox
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) sun (b) net (c) bat
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) bus (b) pan (c) red
  12. 12.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) pig (c) cat
  14. 14.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
  15. 15.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  16. 16.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
  17. 17.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) net (b) cap (c) zip
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bus (b) bed (c) log
  20. 20.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) bus (b) log (c) leg
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) bag (b) web (c) pig
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) dog (b) lip (c) cap
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cup (b) tap (c) bed
  25. 25.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) pig (b) box (c) cup
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) box (c) sun
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) run (b) can (c) lip
  29. 29.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) rat (b) ten (c) box
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) pig (b) log (c) bed
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) web (b) pig (c) cat
  33. 33.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  34. 34.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) pin (b) red (c) log
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) map (b) box (c) six
  37. 37.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bus (b) bin (c) bed
  39. 39.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pen (b) zip (c) tap

Answer key

  1. a
  2. e
  3. zip
  4. dog
  5. bug
  6. a
  7. can
  8. dot
  9. fox
  10. bat
  11. red
  12. a
  13. cat
  14. a
  15. a
  16. o
  17. o
  18. net
  19. log
  20. u
  21. leg
  22. web
  23. lip
  24. tap
  25. i
  26. cup
  27. sun
  28. can
  29. o
  30. box
  31. bed
  32. pig
  33. u
  34. a
  35. pin
  36. map
  37. a
  38. bin
  39. e
  40. zip

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