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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 923 · 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.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) cap (b) fox (c) nut
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) hen (c) bat
  4. 4.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) e
  5. 5.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  6. 6.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) six (b) box (c) red
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) lip (c) red
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) six (b) bug (c) pen
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) dog (b) map (c) cup
  11. 11.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  12. 12.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) cup (b) six (c) box
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) log (b) bat (c) red
  15. 15.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bug (b) web (c) log
  17. 17.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) red (b) hat (c) log
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pin (b) tap (c) gem
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) pig (b) nut (c) bed
  21. 21.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pig (b) hen (c) bug
  23. 23.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cap (b) pin (c) hen
  24. 24.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
  25. 25.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  26. 26.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
  27. 27.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bed (b) van (c) sun
  28. 28.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
  29. 29.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) zip (b) pen (c) tub
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) cat (b) lip (c) box
  32. 32.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
  33. 33.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) six (b) net (c) bag
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) ten
  35. 35.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  36. 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bin (b) box (c) gem
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) hen (b) bus (c) pin
  38. 38.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  39. 39.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
  40. 40.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o

Answer key

  1. a
  2. nut
  3. bat
  4. u
  5. a
  6. u
  7. red
  8. rat
  9. six
  10. cup
  11. u
  12. a
  13. six
  14. red
  15. i
  16. log
  17. a
  18. red
  19. pin
  20. bed
  21. e
  22. bug
  23. cap
  24. o
  25. e
  26. i
  27. sun
  28. u
  29. e
  30. pen
  31. lip
  32. o
  33. bag
  34. tap
  35. a
  36. box
  37. pin
  38. a
  39. u
  40. o

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