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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 880 · 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 “a” in the middle? (a) van (b) bug (c) six
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) hen (b) rat (c) nut
  3. 3.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
  4. 4.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) rat (c) fox
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) gem (b) pin (c) van
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dot (b) hug (c) pig
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pan (b) ten (c) log
  9. 9.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
  10. 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) tub (c) hat
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) box (b) van (c) cup
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bus (b) bin (c) bag
  13. 13.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  14. 14.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
  15. 15.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) pig (b) run (c) can
  17. 17.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) red (b) dog (c) bus
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) hen (c) box
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pin (c) map
  21. 21.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
  22. 22.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
  23. 23.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) map (b) web (c) lip
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) cap (b) web (c) six
  26. 26.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) can (c) fox
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) rat (b) red (c) bin
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) six (c) red
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) leg (b) lip (c) cap
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) hug (b) net (c) can
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) pig (b) sun (c) bed
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) six (b) net (c) dot
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bus (b) can (c) hen
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) gem (b) six (c) bag
  35. 35.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) fox (b) web (c) rat
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) hug (b) map (c) log
  38. 38.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  39. 39.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
  40. 40.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o

Answer key

  1. van
  2. hen
  3. e
  4. u
  5. rat
  6. gem
  7. pig
  8. pan
  9. a
  10. net
  11. cup
  12. bin
  13. i
  14. a
  15. o
  16. can
  17. a
  18. dog
  19. zip
  20. map
  21. a
  22. i
  23. e
  24. lip
  25. six
  26. can
  27. rat
  28. red
  29. lip
  30. net
  31. sun
  32. net
  33. bus
  34. bag
  35. i
  36. web
  37. log
  38. e
  39. a
  40. e

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