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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 695 · 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.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) gem (b) dog (c) cup
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) ten (c) pig
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pin (b) box (c) hen
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) cup (c) tap
  6. 6.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) bus (b) tap (c) net
  8. 8.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) pen (b) sun (c) fox
  10. 10.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) zip (b) leg (c) dot
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) box (b) bat (c) six
  13. 13.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pin (b) hen (c) sun
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) hen (b) nut (c) log
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bat (b) bin (c) hen
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) hug (b) net (c) six
  18. 18.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) dot (c) bag
  19. 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) bus (b) van (c) log
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bag (b) dot (c) pin
  21. 21.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) ten (c) box
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pan (b) box (c) zip
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) gem (b) bin (c) nut
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) bin (b) red (c) log
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bed (b) hat (c) run
  26. 26.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) box (b) tub (c) bed
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bus (b) dot (c) lip
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pin (b) leg (c) bag
  30. 30.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) leg (b) hug (c) fox
  32. 32.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  33. 33.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
  34. 34.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) cap (b) fox (c) run
  36. 36.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) map (b) run (c) six
  37. 37.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) bag (c) gem
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) hat (c) ten
  40. 40.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pen (b) box (c) van

Answer key

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

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