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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 981 · 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 “bed”? (a) bug (b) pin (c) ten
  2. 2.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tap (b) bed (c) bus
  3. 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) can (b) hen (c) dog
  4. 4.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  5. 5.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “fox”? (a) hat (b) run (c) dot
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) bed (b) map (c) log
  8. 8.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) dot (b) tub (c) pig
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) sun (b) hat (c) ten
  10. 10.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hen”? (a) red (b) sun (c) box
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) tub (b) log (c) pen
  13. 13.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) bus (b) pig (c) hen
  14. 14.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) run (b) red (c) can
  15. 15.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bag (b) web (c) hug
  16. 16.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) red (b) lip (c) cap
  17. 17.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
  18. 18.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
  19. 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) bat (b) tub (c) pin
  20. 20.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) bin (b) dog (c) rat
  21. 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) hat (b) leg (c) sun
  22. 22.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) can (b) pen (c) pig
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “gem”? (a) pen (b) bug (c) zip
  24. 24.🐷 p _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
  25. 25.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) hug (b) van (c) net
  26. 26.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) leg (b) nut (c) log
  27. 27.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) pin (b) van (c) fox
  28. 28.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) nut (b) fox (c) pen
  29. 29.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) red (b) bin (c) run
  30. 30.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pin (b) ten (c) tap
  31. 31.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) rat (b) ten (c) cup
  32. 32.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) net (b) dot (c) tub
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) zip (b) net (c) dot
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “van”? (a) pan (b) bus (c) six
  36. 36.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) net (b) tap (c) dog
  37. 37.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bed (b) log (c) zip
  38. 38.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) bed (b) cup (c) box
  39. 39.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) nut (b) map (c) pig
  40. 40.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i

Answer key

  1. ten
  2. bus
  3. hen
  4. e
  5. e
  6. dot
  7. bed
  8. tub
  9. ten
  10. o
  11. red
  12. log
  13. hen
  14. can
  15. web
  16. lip
  17. a
  18. a
  19. pin
  20. bin
  21. sun
  22. can
  23. pen
  24. i
  25. hug
  26. nut
  27. fox
  28. pen
  29. red
  30. tap
  31. cup
  32. i
  33. tub
  34. zip
  35. pan
  36. dog
  37. zip
  38. box
  39. nut
  40. u

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