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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 977 · 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 “can”? (a) cup (b) cap (c) dot
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) cap (b) web (c) bus
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) rat (b) pin (c) hen
  4. 4.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) pin (b) cup (c) map
  5. 5.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pan (b) sun (c) log
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) box (b) hat (c) bug
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) bed (b) bag (c) bug
  8. 8.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
  9. 9.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) log (b) net (c) pig
  10. 10.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) sun (b) cap (c) pen
  12. 12.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) tap (b) bed (c) dot
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) six (b) run (c) web
  14. 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) log (b) van (c) bin
  15. 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) bin (b) leg (c) log
  16. 16.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
  17. 17.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  18. 18.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
  19. 19.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) net (b) box (c) bin
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) fox (b) bat (c) red
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) bus (b) bag (c) dog
  22. 22.📌 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
  23. 23.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) log (b) run (c) cat
  25. 25.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
  26. 26.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  27. 27.🦵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “rat”? (a) zip (b) cap (c) dog
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) hug (b) hat (c) bed
  30. 30.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
  31. 31.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) dog (b) bag (c) nut
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pan”? (a) bin (b) can (c) fox
  33. 33.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) run (b) tap (c) box
  34. 34.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
  35. 35.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) tub (b) web (c) pig
  36. 36.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) rat (b) pen (c) zip
  37. 37.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) pig (b) sun (c) log
  38. 38.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “lip”? (a) can (b) pin (c) bus
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cat”? (a) red (b) bag (c) bus

Answer key

  1. cap
  2. cap
  3. rat
  4. cup
  5. log
  6. box
  7. bag
  8. a
  9. net
  10. u
  11. pen
  12. dot
  13. run
  14. van
  15. log
  16. a
  17. a
  18. o
  19. net
  20. bat
  21. bus
  22. i
  23. a
  24. cat
  25. u
  26. u
  27. e
  28. cap
  29. hat
  30. e
  31. dog
  32. can
  33. run
  34. a
  35. pig
  36. zip
  37. log
  38. o
  39. pin
  40. bag

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