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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 958 · 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) cup (b) rat (c) pig
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) pen (c) can
  3. 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) pen (b) tap (c) zip
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) bed (b) rat (c) tub
  5. 5.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  6. 6.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
  7. 7.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
  8. 8.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  9. 9.🔟 t _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  10. 10.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
  11. 11.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) hen (c) nut
  12. 12.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) rat (b) fox (c) lip
  14. 14.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) hat
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) pig (b) cup (c) ten
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bus (b) leg (c) log
  18. 18.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) zip (b) gem (c) log
  19. 19.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hug (b) box (c) tap
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) van (b) run (c) pig
  22. 22.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) dot (b) map (c) pig
  24. 24.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) i
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) lip (b) dot (c) rat
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) rat (b) dog (c) sun
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) cup (b) lip (c) cat
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) leg (c) pan
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) cat (b) bus (c) pig
  30. 30.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
  31. 31.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) cat (b) pig (c) hen
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) tub (b) rat (c) pig
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) nut (b) fox (c) lip
  35. 35.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) fox (b) ten (c) hat
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hat (b) six (c) net
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) cat (b) hug (c) bed
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tub (b) tap (c) log
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) cat (b) bin (c) dot

Answer key

  1. cup
  2. box
  3. pen
  4. bed
  5. u
  6. u
  7. u
  8. i
  9. e
  10. u
  11. bin
  12. a
  13. fox
  14. a
  15. hat
  16. cup
  17. leg
  18. log
  19. o
  20. tap
  21. pig
  22. a
  23. map
  24. i
  25. lip
  26. rat
  27. lip
  28. pig
  29. bus
  30. a
  31. u
  32. cat
  33. pig
  34. nut
  35. o
  36. hat
  37. net
  38. cat
  39. tub
  40. cat

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