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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 578 · 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 “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) pen (c) can
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) bag (c) nut
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pig (c) hat
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) lip (b) cap (c) log
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) gem (b) lip (c) dog
  6. 6.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) bin (c) tub
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) net (c) dog
  9. 9.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  10. 10.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
  11. 11.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) cat (b) six (c) fox
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) web (b) pin (c) bug
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) six (b) sun (c) log
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) bat (c) dot
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) log (b) hen (c) hat
  17. 17.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
  18. 18.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
  19. 19.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) box (c) red
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) six (b) cap (c) tub
  22. 22.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) ten (c) bin
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) hat (b) net (c) dog
  25. 25.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) pen (b) cat (c) bin
  27. 27.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cup (b) map (c) box
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) nut (b) gem (c) hat
  30. 30.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
  31. 31.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) gem (c) rat
  33. 33.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) pin (c) cup
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) box (b) hen (c) bag
  36. 36.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  37. 37.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) gem (c) cat
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) lip (b) web (c) tub
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) log (b) zip (c) tap

Answer key

  1. pen
  2. nut
  3. pig
  4. log
  5. lip
  6. e
  7. bin
  8. net
  9. a
  10. o
  11. e
  12. cat
  13. pin
  14. sun
  15. dot
  16. hen
  17. e
  18. i
  19. e
  20. cap
  21. cap
  22. a
  23. ten
  24. dog
  25. a
  26. cat
  27. a
  28. box
  29. gem
  30. u
  31. o
  32. dog
  33. i
  34. bed
  35. box
  36. e
  37. u
  38. cat
  39. tub
  40. tap

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