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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 871 · 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 same middle sound as “red”? (a) bus (b) van (c) gem
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pan (b) bug (c) bed
  3. 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) zip (b) hat (c) red
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) run (b) lip (c) pen
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) gem (b) run (c) lip
  6. 6.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) hat (c) six
  8. 8.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
  9. 9.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
  10. 10.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hug (b) dog (c) map
  12. 12.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) red (b) zip (c) hat
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) hug (b) pen (c) pig
  15. 15.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
  16. 16.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  17. 17.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) zip (b) fox (c) sun
  19. 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) bag (b) log (c) hug
  20. 20.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  21. 21.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
  22. 22.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  23. 23.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cup”? (a) cap (b) bus (c) dog
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bus (c) bat
  26. 26.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) run (b) van (c) fox
  28. 28.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
  29. 29.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) pen (c) rat
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) pig (b) gem (c) bat
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dog (b) nut (c) map
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) dog (b) web (c) tub
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pan (b) cup (c) zip
  35. 35.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) hen (b) bus (c) zip
  37. 37.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) ten (c) pan
  39. 39.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  40. 40.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) lip (b) bat (c) dog

Answer key

  1. gem
  2. bed
  3. hat
  4. pen
  5. lip
  6. a
  7. hat
  8. a
  9. a
  10. o
  11. dog
  12. e
  13. zip
  14. hug
  15. e
  16. o
  17. u
  18. zip
  19. log
  20. u
  21. e
  22. o
  23. i
  24. bus
  25. bus
  26. a
  27. van
  28. e
  29. i
  30. pen
  31. gem
  32. nut
  33. tub
  34. cup
  35. o
  36. hen
  37. e
  38. ten
  39. u
  40. bat

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