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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 859 · 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.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  2. 2.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  3. 3.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) web (b) lip (c) sun
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) dog (b) sun (c) net
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) bug (b) van (c) bin
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) fox (b) cap (c) hen
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) ten (b) six (c) cup
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) bag (b) lip (c) ten
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) six (b) tub (c) dot
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) sun (b) pen (c) dog
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) box (b) bug (c) lip
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bus (b) dot (c) zip
  14. 14.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  15. 15.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
  16. 16.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  17. 17.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
  18. 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) hen (c) nut
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) web (c) lip
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) dot (b) hen (c) bat
  21. 21.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) bin (b) can (c) leg
  23. 23.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
  24. 24.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) pig (b) log (c) bus
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) six (b) red (c) bat
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) bat (b) run (c) gem
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) log (b) zip (c) red
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) web (b) tub (c) fox
  30. 30.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) bug (b) bat (c) dog
  32. 32.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
  33. 33.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tub (b) cat (c) pig
  34. 34.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  35. 35.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) six (b) box (c) bus
  36. 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) log (b) bin (c) run
  37. 37.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) red (b) zip (c) bat
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) cat (b) fox (c) bin
  40. 40.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a

Answer key

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

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