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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 48 · 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.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) ten (b) bat (c) hug
  3. 3.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
  4. 4.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) sun (b) box (c) cap
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) bus (b) zip (c) hat
  7. 7.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) pen (b) six (c) box
  9. 9.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) tap (b) pin (c) gem
  11. 11.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
  12. 12.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
  13. 13.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) nut (b) red (c) rat
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pen (b) dog (c) can
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) nut (b) bat (c) fox
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) bug (c) cat
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) leg (b) hat (c) dog
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cap (b) sun (c) bin
  20. 20.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) dot (b) bus (c) net
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bag (b) dot (c) hug
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cap (b) dog (c) gem
  24. 24.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) dot (b) leg (c) pan
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) dog (b) bag (c) pig
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) six (b) hug (c) cap
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) fox (b) tub (c) lip
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) pin (c) run
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) bag (c) pin
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) pig (c) dog
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) tap (b) gem (c) log
  33. 33.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) rat (c) hen
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bin (b) bus (c) hen
  35. 35.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
  36. 36.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) log (b) can (c) sun
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) bug (b) pan (c) log
  39. 39.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pen (b) log (c) cat

Answer key

  1. u
  2. ten
  3. a
  4. a
  5. sun
  6. bus
  7. e
  8. pen
  9. e
  10. tap
  11. o
  12. u
  13. i
  14. red
  15. can
  16. bat
  17. cat
  18. hat
  19. sun
  20. e
  21. bus
  22. hug
  23. gem
  24. e
  25. pan
  26. pig
  27. cap
  28. lip
  29. run
  30. nut
  31. red
  32. log
  33. pin
  34. bus
  35. i
  36. u
  37. sun
  38. pan
  39. a
  40. log

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