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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 500 · 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.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) bag (b) dot (c) sun
  3. 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) zip (b) rat (c) leg
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) can (b) run (c) pen
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bat (b) six (c) sun
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) gem (b) bag (c) sun
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) lip (c) bat
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hug (b) cat (c) red
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cup (b) zip (c) bed
  10. 10.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) tub (c) lip
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) zip (c) bug
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) can (b) gem (c) bus
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) log (b) six (c) hen
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) bug (b) van (c) dog
  16. 16.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
  17. 17.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) dog (b) six (c) cup
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tap (b) web (c) nut
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) pig (c) tap
  21. 21.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
  22. 22.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) net (c) pig
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) hen (c) pin
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) dot (b) ten (c) six
  26. 26.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
  27. 27.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
  28. 28.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) dog (b) bed (c) bin
  30. 30.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) hen (b) bug (c) lip
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) bat (b) lip (c) box
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) cat (b) tub (c) pig
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) six (b) nut (c) dot
  35. 35.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) pan (b) red (c) zip
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) nut (b) red (c) dot
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) bat (b) bin (c) web
  39. 39.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
  40. 40.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e

Answer key

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

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