1. Which word has the same syllable
pattern as the VC/CV in basket?
A. accord
C. music
B. crime
D. third
3. Which word has the same syllable
pattern as the VC/CV in pencil?
A. picnic
C. placed
B. planet
D. second
2. Which word has the same short
vowel sound as the ea in bread?
A. beauty
C. beach
B. ready
D. team
4. Which word has the same short
vowel sound as the e in tell?
A. meet
C. met
B. meat
D. mate
5. Which word has the same syllable
pattern as the VC/CV in happen?
A. catching
C. seven
B. lower
D. lesson
7. I love to braid Lauren’s hair.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ai in braid?
A. fire
C. display
B. brand
D. chair
6. Monday is the day that Jenny
cleans her floors.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ea in cleans?
A. earth
C. bear
B. clever
D. cheese
8. The butterfly seems to float
through the air.
*Which word has the same sound
as the oa in float?
A. cot
C. frown
B. rope
D. stoop
9. Which word has the same syllable
pattern as the VC/CV in mirror?
A. even
C. willow
B. watching
D. bought
11. The king’s crown was made of gold.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ow in crown?
A. blow
C. sound
B. mow
D. stone
10. Do you agree that four quarters
equal one dollar?
*Which word has the same sound
as the ee in agree?
A. pie
C. pet
B. dream
D. there
12. Each student took a turn to read
aloud.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ou in aloud?
A. your
C. shower
B. poor
D. boat
13. This morning, her team hiked to
the tower.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ow in tower?
A. mow
C. morning
B. our
D. door
15. John stays loyal to his friends.
*Which word has the same sound
as the oy in loyal?
A. voice
C. loud
B. vowel
D. lower
14. You need to think before you make
a choice.
*Which word has the same sound
as the oi in choice?
A. town
C. you
B. lion
D. loyal
16. Jordan had to wait on his mom.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ai in wait?
A. sad
C. face
B. hand
D. dark
17. My mom was the one who found
her.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ou in found?
A. wow
C. through
B. front
D. close
19. Someone has been eating all of
my candy.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ea in eating?
A. search
C. three
B. break
D. been
18. Damon came up with a plan.
*Which word has the same sound
as the u in up?
A. turned
C. flute
B. must
D. music
20. I have four gold coins.
*Which word has the same sound
as the oi in coins?
A. toys
C. grows
B. scouts
D. whole
21. Don’t splash the water out of the
tub!
*Which word has the same sound
as the spl in splash?
A. spray
C. spin
B. pals
D. splurge
23. Throw the ball to me.
*Which word has the same sound
as the thr in throw?
A. those
C. thread
B. troll
D. tread
22. I can’t wait for spring to come
*Which word has the same sound
as the spr in spring?
A. spread
C. singer
B. spine
D. strip
24. I like the striped shirt.
*Which word has the same sound
as the str in striped?
A. stink
C. strong
B. state
D. sprite
25. Did you hear that loud scream?
*Which word has the same sound
as the scr in scream?
A. scrape
C. sparkle
B. skirt
D. spin
27. The telephone is ringing.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ph in telephone?
A. pants
C. farm
B. leap
D. troll
26. Can your father cook?
*Which word has the same sound
as the th in father?
A. feather
C. feeder
B. fatter
D. faded
28. Rob is washing his car.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ng in washing?
A. wish
C. sign
B. string
D. again
29. Do you have a stripe on your shirt?
*Which word has the same sound
as the str in stripe?
A. spray
C. spin
B. strong
D. splurge
31. Our answering machine is broken.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ch in machine?
A. meaning
C. wasted
B. matching
D. fashion
30. How is the weather?
*Which word has the same sound
as the th in weather?
A. father
C. feeder
B. fatter
D. friend
32. I lost my shoe playing soccer.
*Which word has the same sound
as the sh in shoe?
A. sorry
C. fish
B. chance
D. scooter
33. I’ve been awake since two o’clock
this morning.
*Which word has the same sound
as the c in since?
A. pink
C. cart
B. ice
D. rise
35. I want the large box.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ge in large?
A. joke
C. each
B. shall
D. argue
34. I love my school!
*Which word has the same sound
as the ch in school?
A. choose
C. pack
B. match
D. nice
36. I jumped off the ledge and into the
water.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ge in ledge?
A. sugar
C. age
B. read
D. ranch
37. Draw a circle on the page.
*Which word has the same sound
as the second c in circle ?
A. pink
C. cart
B. ice
D. rise
39. The snow glistens in the sun.
*Which word has the same sound
as the st in glistens?
A. kiss
C. shout
B. sugar
D. team
38. I got the last answer wrong.
*Which word has the same sound
as the wr in wrong?
A. wing
C. with
B. run
D. white
40. Let’s climb to the top of the hill.
*Which word has the same sound
as the mb in climb?
A. club
C. cling
B. bone
D. umpire
41. The dog gnaws his bone.
*Which word has the same sound
as the gn in gnaws?
A. game
C. wag
B. grow
D. name
43. A light appeared in front of Sam.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ear in appeared?
A. over
C. learn
B. heard
D. beard
42. The door did not have a doorknob.
*Which word has the same sound
as the kn in doorknob?
A. dock
C. noon
B. cob
D. kidding
44. Where in the world is that cat?
*Which word has the same sound
as the or in world?
A. ford
C. whole
B. feared
D. early
45. Joe has a guitar lesson every
Thursday.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ur in Thursday?
A. worm
C. throw
B. four
D. wear
47. Andy got a perfect score on his
spelling test.
*Which word has the same sound
as the er in perfect?
A. earth
C. partly
B. there
D. berry
46. Betsy was dirty after playing in the
park.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ir in dirty?
A. pretty
C. nerve
B. more
D. tire
48. Lauren is my oldest daughter.
*Which word has the same sound
as the augh in daughter?
A. laugh
C. talk
B. bounce
D. mow
49. The eggs were brought to the
farmers market.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ough in brought?
A. mall
C. ocean
B. hour
D. round
51. Wanda wants to be an author
when she gets older.
*Which word has the same sound
as the au in author?
A. wall
C. note
B. toll
D. ounce
50. It wasn’t my fault!
*Which word has the same sound
as the au in fault?
A. fell
C. fear
B. drawn
D. bolt
52. Is the statement true or false?
*Which word has the same sound
as the a in false?
A. cats
C. fail
B. sale
D. saw
53. Megan is eight years old.
*Which word has the same sound
as the eigh in eight?
A. they
C. height
B. sigh
D. shoe
55. The bride wore a veil.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ei in veil?
A. seed
C. beat
B. insane
D. neither
54. Are reindeer real animals?
*Which word has the same sound
as the ei in reindeer?
A. teach
C. prey
B. bread
D. either
56. He weighs ninety pounds.
*Which word has the same sound
as the eigh in weigh?
A. there
C. cough
B. sigh
D. play
57. I can see the veins in my arm.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ei in veins?
A. self
C. seal
B. might
D. main
59. My bike is red and blue.
*Which word has the same sound
as the ue in blue?
A. black
C. letter
B. blow
D. booth
58. Alice has a lose tooth.
*Which word has the same sound
as the oo in tooth?
A. look
C. teeth
B. glue
D. toy
60. Ian has a pet duck.
*Which word has the same sound
as the u in duck?
A. fool
C. jump
B. ice
D. jolly
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