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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 950 · 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 “leg”? (a) bed (b) rat (c) six
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) tap (b) red (c) pig
  3. 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) pan (b) pen (c) lip
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) ten (b) cup (c) can
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) van (b) nut (c) pig
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) hen
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) rat (b) run (c) ten
  8. 8.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) six (b) tap (c) net
  10. 10.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) cap (b) zip (c) net
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) dot (b) bed (c) map
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dot (b) pig (c) cap
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) red (b) van (c) lip
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) leg (b) cat (c) bus
  16. 16.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  17. 17.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) six (b) fox (c) nut
  18. 18.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) box (b) bin (c) net
  19. 19.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  20. 20.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  21. 21.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) fox (b) cap (c) run
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) lip (b) box (c) web
  24. 24.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bug (b) bed (c) zip
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “leg”? (a) hen (b) map (c) log
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) cup (b) pen (c) pin
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) red (b) run (c) map
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) cat (b) hug (c) web
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) six (b) leg (c) pan
  30. 30.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) dog (b) run (c) lip
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) pig (c) bug
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hat”? (a) cat (b) dog (c) zip
  33. 33.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) bug (c) gem
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bed (b) pin (c) hat
  35. 35.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) tap (b) cup (c) pin
  37. 37.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) six (b) dog (c) leg
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) van (b) log (c) six
  40. 40.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bin (b) fox (c) red

Answer key

  1. bed
  2. pig
  3. pan
  4. cup
  5. nut
  6. sun
  7. ten
  8. e
  9. six
  10. o
  11. cap
  12. map
  13. cap
  14. lip
  15. leg
  16. e
  17. six
  18. bin
  19. u
  20. a
  21. a
  22. run
  23. box
  24. bed
  25. hen
  26. pin
  27. map
  28. cat
  29. leg
  30. run
  31. dog
  32. cat
  33. gem
  34. pin
  35. e
  36. cup
  37. e
  38. leg
  39. log
  40. red

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