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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 959 · 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.🖊️ p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) run (b) bin (c) hen
  3. 3.🗑️ b _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
  4. 4.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) dog (b) cat (c) zip
  6. 6.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) bug (b) map (c) box
  8. 8.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) zip (b) net (c) bug
  10. 10.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) lip (b) van (c) red
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) pig (b) can (c) box
  13. 13.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
  14. 14.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
  15. 15.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bat (c) tub
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bus (b) pig (c) net
  18. 18.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) pig (b) bat (c) box
  19. 19.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
  20. 20.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
  21. 21.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) bin (b) bed (c) map
  23. 23.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pen”? (a) bus (b) hen (c) lip
  25. 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) box (b) can (c) net
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) cap (b) net (c) pin
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) log (b) pig (c) bat
  28. 28.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) net (b) box (c) bug
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) run (b) van (c) hen
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) lip (b) leg (c) dot
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) bug (b) six (c) dot
  33. 33.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) ten (b) map (c) log
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) tap (b) zip (c) leg
  36. 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) sun (c) map
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “six”? (a) pin (b) run (c) fox
  38. 38.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) bat (b) six (c) gem
  40. 40.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) six (c) van

Answer key

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

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