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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 514 · 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.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) pen (c) fox
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) leg (b) bin (c) dog
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) ten (c) box
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) hen (b) pin (c) dot
  5. 5.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) hen (b) pin (c) tub
  7. 7.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bus (b) pin (c) bed
  9. 9.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) nut (b) log (c) pen
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) zip (c) cap
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) sun (b) box (c) gem
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) dog (b) bat (c) ten
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) gem (b) fox (c) bug
  15. 15.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
  16. 16.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tub (b) gem (c) tap
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) lip (b) bug (c) red
  19. 19.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
  20. 20.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  21. 21.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bag (b) hug (c) log
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) bug (b) six (c) dot
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) bag (b) nut (c) pig
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) run (b) hat (c) dog
  25. 25.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) pig (b) log (c) net
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) dot (b) cat (c) pig
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) tap (b) web (c) cup
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) box (c) run
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) sun (b) log (c) can
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) cat (c) web
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) dot (b) pig (c) hat
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) cat (b) net (c) cup
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) pen (b) nut (c) bag
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) tub (b) can (c) pen
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) dog (b) map (c) six
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) fox (b) pig (c) can
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) cat (b) six (c) tub
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) pen (b) hug (c) zip
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) cat (b) run (c) box

Answer key

  1. zip
  2. dog
  3. van
  4. dot
  5. a
  6. tub
  7. i
  8. pin
  9. a
  10. pen
  11. box
  12. sun
  13. dog
  14. bug
  15. a
  16. u
  17. gem
  18. bug
  19. u
  20. u
  21. hug
  22. dot
  23. pig
  24. run
  25. o
  26. pig
  27. cat
  28. tap
  29. pig
  30. can
  31. web
  32. pig
  33. cup
  34. pen
  35. tub
  36. map
  37. can
  38. cat
  39. hug
  40. run

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