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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 63 · 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 “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) red (c) pan
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) box (b) pig (c) can
  3. 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) cap (b) cup (c) gem
  4. 4.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) hen (b) bin (c) dot
  6. 6.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
  7. 7.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) can (c) net
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) cap (b) dot (c) bus
  10. 10.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hat (b) fox (c) six
  12. 12.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
  13. 13.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  14. 14.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pig (b) leg (c) fox
  16. 16.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
  17. 17.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) van (b) run (c) gem
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) sun (b) dot (c) leg
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) pig (c) run
  21. 21.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
  22. 22.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) lip (b) nut (c) gem
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) box (b) tub (c) pig
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) sun (c) log
  26. 26.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) cup (c) ten
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) hen (b) bug (c) log
  28. 28.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) rat (b) pin (c) fox
  30. 30.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
  31. 31.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) cap (c) lip
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) nut (b) cap (c) box
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) six (b) dot (c) cat
  35. 35.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) ten (b) bus (c) dog
  37. 37.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) dot (b) run (c) pan
  39. 39.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) bin (b) van (c) red

Answer key

  1. pan
  2. box
  3. gem
  4. u
  5. dot
  6. e
  7. u
  8. can
  9. bus
  10. e
  11. hat
  12. e
  13. a
  14. a
  15. pig
  16. a
  17. o
  18. gem
  19. sun
  20. run
  21. o
  22. u
  23. gem
  24. tub
  25. red
  26. cup
  27. log
  28. e
  29. fox
  30. e
  31. a
  32. lip
  33. cap
  34. cat
  35. a
  36. bus
  37. o
  38. run
  39. o
  40. red

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