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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 87 · 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 “u” in the middle? (a) pin (b) cup (c) cat
  2. 2.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
  3. 3.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) dot (b) bat (c) six
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bin (b) run (c) fox
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) pen (b) hug (c) dot
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hug (b) cap (c) lip
  8. 8.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) net (b) bus (c) dot
  10. 10.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  11. 11.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bed (b) pin (c) hat
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) pan (b) run (c) six
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) hug (b) six (c) dog
  15. 15.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bug (b) lip (c) hen
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) tub (b) bat (c) net
  18. 18.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hug (b) dog (c) six
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) log (c) ten
  21. 21.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  22. 22.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) hen (b) bus (c) dog
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) pen (b) log (c) hat
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) cup (c) bed
  26. 26.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) lip (b) box (c) tub
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) pin (b) hen (c) cat
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) six (b) bat (c) box
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) pan (b) hen (c) bug
  31. 31.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cat (b) fox (c) sun
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) pen (b) hat (c) bin
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) six (b) cat (c) bed
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) pen (b) dog (c) pig
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) tap (b) pig (c) web
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) six (b) bed (c) bug
  38. 38.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) run (b) bin (c) box
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) log (b) pin (c) pen

Answer key

  1. cup
  2. u
  3. i
  4. bat
  5. run
  6. dot
  7. hug
  8. u
  9. dot
  10. a
  11. o
  12. hat
  13. pan
  14. six
  15. a
  16. hen
  17. net
  18. u
  19. dog
  20. nut
  21. e
  22. e
  23. hen
  24. pen
  25. bed
  26. a
  27. tub
  28. pin
  29. box
  30. hen
  31. a
  32. fox
  33. hat
  34. bed
  35. pen
  36. pig
  37. bug
  38. i
  39. bin
  40. pin

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