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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 52 · 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 same middle sound as “can”? (a) van (b) red (c) six
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tub (b) bed (c) pin
  3. 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bed (b) rat (c) dog
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) tap (b) pen (c) bus
  5. 5.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  6. 6.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) gem (c) bus
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) rat (b) ten (c) lip
  9. 9.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  10. 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) lip (b) bug (c) bed
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) van (c) cup
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) map (b) dot (c) bus
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hat (b) bus (c) box
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) fox (b) pen (c) hat
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) rat (b) pen (c) box
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) dot (b) cup (c) bin
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) dog (c) nut
  18. 18.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  19. 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) pan (b) gem (c) nut
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) hat (b) six (c) hug
  21. 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) net (c) pin
  22. 22.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
  23. 23.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) run (c) six
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) rat
  26. 26.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bug (b) ten (c) zip
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) box (c) pan
  28. 28.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
  29. 29.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) sun (b) bin (c) bag
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tap (b) six (c) net
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) dot (b) pig (c) map
  33. 33.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) zip (b) leg (c) box
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) fox (b) run (c) ten
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) hen (b) dot (c) pig
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pen (b) bug (c) can
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) zip (b) nut (c) log
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) gem (b) nut (c) hat
  40. 40.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u

Answer key

  1. van
  2. tub
  3. dog
  4. bus
  5. a
  6. e
  7. bus
  8. ten
  9. a
  10. bed
  11. ten
  12. bus
  13. box
  14. hat
  15. pen
  16. dot
  17. bin
  18. a
  19. pan
  20. hug
  21. rat
  22. i
  23. a
  24. run
  25. leg
  26. zip
  27. pan
  28. o
  29. a
  30. sun
  31. net
  32. dot
  33. u
  34. box
  35. ten
  36. dot
  37. bug
  38. nut
  39. gem
  40. a

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