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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 688 · 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.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) pin (c) tub
  3. 3.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) bed (b) six (c) run
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) gem (b) hat (c) bus
  6. 6.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) pan (b) log (c) lip
  8. 8.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  9. 9.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  10. 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) pig (c) ten
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) can (b) sun (c) zip
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) rat (b) web (c) log
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) leg (c) hug
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) hug (b) pin (c) dog
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) map (b) box (c) ten
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) pen (b) dot (c) hug
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) run (c) fox
  18. 18.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) box (b) run (c) lip
  19. 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) can (b) pin (c) pen
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bin
  21. 21.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
  22. 22.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
  23. 23.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
  24. 24.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) map (b) box (c) lip
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) pin (b) cat (c) ten
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) run (b) pen (c) zip
  28. 28.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
  29. 29.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
  30. 30.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bus (b) net (c) can
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) pan (b) run (c) net
  33. 33.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
  34. 34.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
  35. 35.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) zip (b) nut (c) fox
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) bat (b) bed (c) box
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) map (b) leg (c) zip
  39. 39.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
  40. 40.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) van (b) bus (c) bed

Answer key

  1. u
  2. dot
  3. a
  4. run
  5. hat
  6. e
  7. log
  8. e
  9. a
  10. ten
  11. sun
  12. log
  13. rat
  14. pin
  15. ten
  16. hug
  17. fox
  18. run
  19. can
  20. bin
  21. o
  22. e
  23. a
  24. u
  25. lip
  26. ten
  27. zip
  28. u
  29. u
  30. e
  31. can
  32. run
  33. u
  34. i
  35. e
  36. fox
  37. bat
  38. leg
  39. o
  40. bus

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