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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 680 · 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.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) hen (b) bus (c) bin
  3. 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) bin (b) dot (c) can
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) can (b) fox (c) sun
  5. 5.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  6. 6.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) six (b) box (c) rat
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) nut (b) pig (c) pen
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) van (b) fox (c) ten
  9. 9.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) bat (b) pig (c) gem
  11. 11.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) box (b) cup (c) hen
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) sun (b) box (c) pin
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) cup (b) ten (c) pan
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) can (b) gem (c) box
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) zip (b) red (c) bag
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) hen (b) tub (c) bin
  18. 18.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
  19. 19.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  20. 20.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  21. 21.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) zip (c) net
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) hen (c) cap
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bus (c) web
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) six (c) bat
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) lip (b) log (c) ten
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) dot (b) hug (c) red
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) pen (c) rat
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hen (b) hug (c) bag
  29. 29.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) zip (c) bug
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) cat (b) dot (c) net
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) nut (b) bag (c) bed
  33. 33.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) tap (b) hen (c) dot
  35. 35.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) leg (b) nut (c) dog
  37. 37.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  38. 38.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bed (b) pig (c) bat
  40. 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pig (b) web (c) cap

Answer key

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

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