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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 580 · 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 “pen”? (a) red (b) nut (c) rat
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bed (b) hat (c) box
  3. 3.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) bag (b) sun (c) leg
  5. 5.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
  6. 6.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) can (b) dot (c) bed
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) hat (b) bus (c) pig
  8. 8.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bat (c) cup
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) fox (b) zip (c) cup
  11. 11.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) zip (b) rat (c) log
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) bag (c) pin
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) zip (b) net (c) rat
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) fox (b) six (c) web
  16. 16.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) nut (b) pin (c) dot
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) zip (b) cap (c) bus
  19. 19.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) lip (b) box (c) hug
  21. 21.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
  22. 22.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pin (b) dog (c) tap
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) rat (b) gem (c) fox
  25. 25.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
  26. 26.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) log (b) nut (c) map
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) bus (c) bat
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) tub (b) ten (c) fox
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bat (b) box (c) nut
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pin (b) box (c) pen
  32. 32.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) log (b) pan (c) ten
  34. 34.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) cat (b) box (c) lip
  36. 36.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) map (b) bin (c) dot
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dot (b) lip (c) ten
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) ten (c) nut
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) tub (b) ten (c) six

Answer key

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

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