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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 520 · 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.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) rat (b) bug (c) fox
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) fox (b) hen (c) tap
  4. 4.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  5. 5.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) bin (b) box (c) ten
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pin (b) hug (c) gem
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tap (b) six (c) box
  9. 9.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  10. 10.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) map (c) sun
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bug (b) can (c) pin
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pig (b) bus (c) log
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) lip (b) van (c) nut
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) red (b) map (c) box
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) can (b) dot (c) hug
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) cup (c) tap
  18. 18.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
  19. 19.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) cup (b) leg (c) bat
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) ten (b) hat (c) log
  22. 22.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) bed (c) cap
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) cap (c) net
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) gem (b) bin (c) dot
  26. 26.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) tap (b) bin (c) net
  28. 28.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) run (b) bat (c) pig
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) sun (b) lip (c) rat
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) box (b) can (c) red
  32. 32.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) bed (b) box (c) run
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cup (b) dog (c) bin
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) pan (b) web (c) fox
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) hen (b) cup (c) dot
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) log (b) van (c) web
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) hen (b) cat (c) sun
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) ten (c) dot
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) leg (b) pin (c) bus

Answer key

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

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