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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 876 · 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) tap (b) zip (c) bus
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) bat (c) bus
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bug (b) dog (c) lip
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) dog (b) leg (c) run
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) ten (b) log (c) rat
  6. 6.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  7. 7.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  8. 8.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
  9. 9.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
  10. 10.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) lip (b) bat (c) net
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) dog (b) bat (c) lip
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) hen (b) six (c) tap
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) sun (b) fox (c) six
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) cat (b) fox (c) cup
  16. 16.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
  17. 17.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  18. 18.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) hen (c) lip
  19. 19.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pin (b) web (c) fox
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) pen (b) bat (c) dog
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) fox (c) bus
  23. 23.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
  24. 24.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dot (b) gem (c) pig
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) hen (b) hat (c) dot
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) fox (b) van (c) bug
  28. 28.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  29. 29.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) tub (b) cat (c) six
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) bat (b) red (c) bus
  32. 32.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) web (b) box (c) pin
  34. 34.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) map (b) hen (c) bus
  36. 36.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hug (b) dot (c) pan
  38. 38.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) leg (b) bag (c) zip
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) dot (c) gem
  40. 40.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u

Answer key

  1. bus
  2. bat
  3. dog
  4. leg
  5. ten
  6. a
  7. o
  8. a
  9. i
  10. u
  11. lip
  12. dog
  13. tap
  14. six
  15. cup
  16. o
  17. u
  18. van
  19. o
  20. fox
  21. bat
  22. net
  23. e
  24. a
  25. pig
  26. hat
  27. bug
  28. a
  29. i
  30. cat
  31. red
  32. u
  33. pin
  34. e
  35. bus
  36. u
  37. pan
  38. zip
  39. pin
  40. u

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