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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 917 · 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.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) leg (c) dog
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hug (b) dot (c) can
  4. 4.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) red (b) bag (c) bin
  6. 6.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) sun (b) web (c) cap
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bat (b) pin (c) cup
  9. 9.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  10. 10.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bat (c) hen
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) bag (b) pig (c) bug
  13. 13.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) leg (c) hug
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bus (b) zip (c) can
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) zip (b) pen (c) can
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) hug (c) bin
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) cap (b) web (c) dog
  19. 19.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
  20. 20.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) pin (b) box (c) bed
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) van (b) pig (c) fox
  23. 23.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
  24. 24.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
  25. 25.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) fox
  27. 27.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) cup (b) box (c) six
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cat (b) bin (c) hug
  30. 30.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) bag (c) log
  32. 32.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) cap (c) fox
  33. 33.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) log (b) bug (c) zip
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) tap (b) run (c) dot
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pen (b) sun (c) lip
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) cup (b) dot (c) cat
  38. 38.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) dot (b) web (c) nut
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) run (b) bed (c) hat

Answer key

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

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