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Phonics lesson 5: Short vowel middle sounds · Set 986 · 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.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
  2. 2.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) can (b) net (c) lip
  3. 3.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) box (b) tap (c) pen
  4. 4.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) pin (b) cat (c) net
  5. 5.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) dog (b) bin (c) bus
  6. 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “red”? (a) nut (b) map (c) gem
  7. 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) run (b) pin (c) dot
  8. 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bus”? (a) cap (b) dot (c) bug
  9. 9.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) leg (b) pin (c) pan
  10. 10.Which picture has the same middle sound as “map”? (a) can (b) tub (c) log
  11. 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) run (b) hat (c) pen
  12. 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) ten (b) van (c) nut
  13. 13.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
  14. 14.6️⃣ s _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) i
  15. 15.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  16. 16.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
  17. 17.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) pin (b) bag (c) hen
  18. 18.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) web (b) hat (c) six
  19. 19.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) rat (b) dot (c) hen
  20. 20.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
  21. 21.🤐 z _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
  22. 22.💎 g _ m — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
  23. 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “can”? (a) pan (b) log (c) net
  24. 24.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tub”? (a) pan (b) cup (c) box
  25. 25.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
  26. 26.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
  27. 27.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
  28. 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bag”? (a) lip (b) ten (c) tap
  29. 29.Which picture has the same middle sound as “web”? (a) six (b) bat (c) ten
  30. 30.🛏️ b _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
  31. 31.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
  32. 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bed”? (a) leg (b) box (c) bin
  33. 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dot”? (a) dog (b) bat (c) nut
  34. 34.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) tub (b) six (c) dot
  35. 35.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) can (b) lip (c) hen
  36. 36.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) box (b) cat (c) pin
  37. 37.🐔 h _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
  38. 38.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
  39. 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pig”? (a) web (b) bat (c) pin
  40. 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “log”? (a) six (b) van (c) fox

Answer key

  1. i
  2. lip
  3. box
  4. cat
  5. bin
  6. gem
  7. pin
  8. bug
  9. pan
  10. can
  11. run
  12. van
  13. a
  14. i
  15. a
  16. a
  17. bag
  18. six
  19. rat
  20. u
  21. i
  22. e
  23. pan
  24. cup
  25. e
  26. o
  27. a
  28. tap
  29. ten
  30. e
  31. a
  32. leg
  33. dog
  34. tub
  35. can
  36. cat
  37. e
  38. o
  39. pin
  40. fox

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