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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 97 · 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) dog (b) bat (c) nut
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) cap (b) dog (c) net
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bat (b) hug (c) bed
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) zip (b) map (c) run
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) cup (b) red (c) six
  6. 6.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
  7. 7.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) hat (b) pen (c) fox
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) red (c) hug
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) zip (b) bug (c) cat
  10. 10.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
  11. 11.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) nut (b) pen (c) tap
  13. 13.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) can (b) ten (c) bus
  14. 14.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) sun (b) dog (c) bat
  16. 16.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bag (b) net (c) pig
  17. 17.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) box (b) run (c) pan
  19. 19.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
  20. 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “ten”? (a) run (b) leg (c) log
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) cap (b) box (c) bus
  22. 22.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) web (b) pin (c) bug
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) dog (b) tub (c) hat
  24. 24.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
  25. 25.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
  26. 26.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) leg (b) sun (c) cat
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hat (b) log (c) ten
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) log (b) tap (c) leg
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pan (b) bug (c) pen
  31. 31.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) zip (b) bug (c) cap
  33. 33.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) web (b) cup (c) pig
  34. 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) sun (b) hat (c) lip
  35. 35.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) dog (b) can (c) lip
  37. 37.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
  38. 38.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) bat (b) sun (c) net
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) hat (b) pin (c) web

Answer key

  1. nut
  2. net
  3. hug
  4. map
  5. red
  6. e
  7. fox
  8. red
  9. bug
  10. o
  11. o
  12. tap
  13. can
  14. a
  15. sun
  16. bag
  17. a
  18. run
  19. a
  20. leg
  21. cap
  22. bug
  23. tub
  24. u
  25. o
  26. a
  27. sun
  28. ten
  29. tap
  30. pen
  31. i
  32. bug
  33. pig
  34. lip
  35. e
  36. dog
  37. a
  38. a
  39. net
  40. hat

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