1. Which word has the same syllable pattern as the VC/CV in basket?

A. accordC. music

B. crimeD. third

2. Which word has the same short vowel sound as the ea in bread?

B. readyD. team

A. beautyC. beach

3. Which word has the same syllable pattern as the VC/CV in pencil?

4. Which word has the same short vowel sound as the e in tell?

A. picnicC. placed

B. planetD. second

B. meatD. mate

A. meetC. met

5. Which word has the same syllable pattern as the VC/CV in happen?

A. catchingC. seven

B. lowerD. lesson

6. Monday is the day that Jenny cleans her floors.

*Which word has the same sound as the ea in cleans?

B. cleverD. cheese

A. earthC. bear

7. I love to braid Lauren’s hair.*Which word has the same sound

as the ai in braid?

A. fireC. display

B. brandD. chair

B. ropeD. stoop

A. cotC. frown

8. The butterfly seems to floatthrough the air.

*Which word has the same sound as the oa in float?

9. Which word has the same syllable pattern as the VC/CV in mirror?

A. evenC. willow

B. watchingD. bought

10. Do you agree that four quarters equal one dollar?

*Which word has the same sound as the ee in agree?

B. dreamD. there

A. pieC. pet

11. The king’s crown was made of gold.*Which word has the same sound

as the ow in crown?

A. blowC. sound

B. mowD. stone

B. poorD. boat

A. yourC. shower

12. Each student took a turn to read aloud.

*Which word has the same sound as the ou in aloud?

A. mowC. morning

B. ourD. door

14. You need to think before you make a choice.

*Which word has the same sound as the oi in choice?

B. lionD. loyal

A. townC. you

15. John stays loyal to his friends.*Which word has the same sound

as the oy in loyal?

A. voiceC. loud

B. vowelD. lower

B. handD. dark

A. sadC. face

16. Jordan had to wait on his mom.*Which word has the same sound

as the ai in wait?

13. This morning, her team hiked to the tower.

*Which word has the same sound as the ow in tower?

A. wowC. through

B. frontD. close

18. Damon came up with a plan.*Which word has the same sound

as the u in up?

B. mustD. music

A. turnedC. flute

19. Someone has been eating all of my candy.

*Which word has the same sound as the ea in eating?

A. searchC. three

B. breakD. been

B. scoutsD. whole

A. toysC. grows

20. I have four gold coins.*Which word has the same sound

as the oi in coins?

17. My mom was the one who foundher.

*Which word has the same sound as the ou in found?

A. sprayC. spin

B. palsD. splurge

22. I can’t wait for spring to come*Which word has the same sound

as the spr in spring?

B. spineD. strip

A. spreadC. singer

23. Throw the ball to me.*Which word has the same sound

as the thr in throw?

A. thoseC. thread

B. trollD. tread

B. stateD. sprite

A. stinkC. strong

24. I like the striped shirt.*Which word has the same sound

as the str in striped?

21. Don’t splash the water out of the tub!

*Which word has the same sound as the spl in splash?

A. scrapeC. sparkle

B. skirtD. spin

26. Can your father cook?*Which word has the same sound

as the th in father?

B. fatterD. faded

A. featherC. feeder

27. The telephone is ringing.*Which word has the same sound

as the ph in telephone?

A. pantsC. farm

B. leapD. troll

B. stringD. again

A. wishC. sign

28. Rob is washing his car.*Which word has the same sound

as the ng in washing?

25. Did you hear that loud scream?*Which word has the same sound

as the scr in scream?

A. sprayC. spin

B. strongD. splurge

30. How is the weather?*Which word has the same sound

as the th in weather?

B. fatterD. friend

A. fatherC. feeder

31. Our answering machine is broken.*Which word has the same sound

as the ch in machine?

A. meaningC. wasted

B. matchingD. fashion

B. chanceD. scooter

A. sorryC. fish

32. I lost my shoe playing soccer.*Which word has the same sound

as the sh in shoe?

29. Do you have a stripe on your shirt?*Which word has the same sound

as the str in stripe?

A. pinkC. cart

B. iceD. rise

34. I love my school!*Which word has the same sound

as the ch in school?

B. matchD. nice

A. chooseC. pack

35. I want the large box.*Which word has the same sound

as the ge in large?

A. jokeC. each

B. shallD. argue

B. readD. ranch

A. sugarC. age

36. I jumped off the ledge and into the water.

*Which word has the same sound as the ge in ledge?

33. I’ve been awake since two o’clockthis morning.

*Which word has the same sound as the c in since?

A. pinkC. cart

B. iceD. rise

38. I got the last answer wrong.*Which word has the same sound

as the wr in wrong?

B. runD. white

A. wingC. with

39. The snow glistens in the sun.*Which word has the same sound

as the st in glistens?

A. kissC. shout

B. sugarD. team

B. boneD. umpire

A. clubC. cling

40. Let’s climb to the top of the hill.*Which word has the same sound

as the mb in climb?

37. Draw a circle on the page.*Which word has the same sound

as the second c in circle ?

A. gameC. wag

B. growD. name

42. The door did not have a doorknob.*Which word has the same sound

as the kn in doorknob?

B. cobD. kidding

A. dockC. noon

43. A light appeared in front of Sam.*Which word has the same sound

as the ear in appeared?

A. overC. learn

B. heardD. beard

B. fearedD. early

A. fordC. whole

44. Where in the world is that cat?*Which word has the same sound

as the or in world?

41. The dog gnaws his bone.*Which word has the same sound

as the gn in gnaws?

A. wormC. throw

B. fourD. wear

46. Betsy was dirty after playing in the park.

*Which word has the same sound as the ir in dirty?

B. moreD. tire

A. prettyC. nerve

47. Andy got a perfect score on his spelling test.

*Which word has the same sound as the er in perfect?

A. earthC. partly

B. thereD. berry

B. bounceD. mow

A. laughC. talk

48. Lauren is my oldest daughter.*Which word has the same sound

as the augh in daughter?

45. Joe has a guitar lesson every Thursday.

*Which word has the same sound as the ur in Thursday?

A. mallC. ocean

B. hourD. round

50. It wasn’t my fault!*Which word has the same sound

as the au in fault?

B. drawnD. bolt

A. fellC. fear

51. Wanda wants to be an authorwhen she gets older.

*Which word has the same sound as the au in author?

A. wallC. note

B. tollD. ounce

B. saleD. saw

A. catsC. fail

52. Is the statement true or false?*Which word has the same sound

as the a in false?

49. The eggs were brought to the farmers market.

*Which word has the same sound as the ough in brought?

A. theyC. height

B. sighD. shoe

54. Are reindeer real animals?*Which word has the same sound

as the ei in reindeer?

B. breadD. either

A. teachC. prey

55. The bride wore a veil.*Which word has the same sound

as the ei in veil?

A. seedC. beat

B. insaneD. neither

B. sighD. play

A. thereC. cough

56. He weighs ninety pounds.*Which word has the same sound

as the eigh in weigh?

53. Megan is eight years old.*Which word has the same sound

as the eigh in eight?

A. selfC. seal

B. mightD. main

58. Alice has a lose tooth.*Which word has the same sound

as the oo in tooth?

B. glueD. toy

A. lookC. teeth

59. My bike is red and blue.*Which word has the same sound

as the ue in blue?

A. blackC. letter

B. blowD. booth

B. iceD. jolly

A. foolC. jump

60. Ian has a pet duck.*Which word has the same sound

as the u in duck?

57. I can see the veins in my arm.*Which word has the same sound

as the ei in veins?

1. A. 11. C. 21. D. 31. D. 41. D. 51. A.

2. B. 12. C. 22. A. 32. C. 42. C. 52. D.

3. A. 13. B. 23. C. 33. B. 43. D. 53. A.

4. C. 14. D. 24. C. 34. C. 44. A. 54. C.

5. D. 15. A. 25. A. 35. A. 45. A. 55. B.

6. D. 16. C. 26. A. 36. C. 46. C. 56. D.

7. C. 17. A. 27. C. 37. A. 47. A. 57. D.

8. B. 18. B. 28. B. 38. B. 48. C. 58. B.

9. C. 19. C. 29. B. 39. A. 49. A. 59. D.

10. B. 20. A. 30. A. 40. D. 50. B. 60. C.

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