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Same Sound, New Spelling

English · Spelling & Word Study · ages 6-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. In the word 'walk', which letter says the 'aw' sound?

    • w
    • a
    • k

  2. Which word spells the 'uh' sound with the letter 'o'?

    • luck
    • lake
    • love

  3. Say the word 'wall'. Which letters sit right after the 'a'?

    • l
    • ll
    • lk

  4. Which spelling finishes this sentence: 'We ___ to school together.'?

    • walk
    • wolk
    • wawk

  5. Which spelling finishes this sentence: '___ and see my new puppy.'?

    • cum
    • com
    • come

  6. Sam wants to write the word for talking on the phone: 'c___'. Which spelling is right?

    • call
    • coll
    • cal

  7. The words 'here' and 'hear' sound the same but mean different things.

    Circle one:   True   False

  8. Which two words sound exactly the same but are spelled differently?

    • son and song
    • sun and sand
    • son and sun

  9. Which sentence is spelled correctly?

    • The boat rocked with the motion of the waves.
    • The boat rocked with the moshun of the waves.
    • The boat rocked with the motoin of the waves.

  10. The word 'month' has the same 'uh' sound as 'son'. Which spelling is right?

    • munth
    • manth
    • month
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Same Sound, New Spelling W1-mt_p_jxNLdus4-s1

  1. a · The letter 'a' says 'aw' in 'walk', just like it does in 'ball' and 'call'.
  2. love · 'Love' spells the 'uh' sound with 'o', like 'son' and 'come'. 'Luck' uses 'u', and 'lake' has an 'ay' sound.
  3. ll · 'Wall' has a double 'll' after the 'a', and that 'a' says 'aw'.
  4. walk · 'Walk' spells the 'aw' sound with the letter 'a', the same pattern as 'ball' and 'call'.
  5. come · 'Come' spells the 'uh' sound with 'o' and ends with a silent 'e', like 'love'.
  6. call · Just like 'ball' and 'wall', the word 'call' uses 'a' before 'll' for the 'aw' sound.
  7. True · 'Here' means a place close to you, and 'hear' means listening with your ears. They sound alike but are spelled differently.
  8. son and sun · 'Son' and 'sun' sound exactly alike, but one spells 'uh' with 'o' and the other with 'u'.
  9. The boat rocked with the motion of the waves. · 'Motion' spells the 'shun' sound with t-i-o-n, so the sentence that uses 'motion' is the correct one.
  10. month · 'Month' spells its 'uh' sound with 'o', following the same pattern as 'son', 'come', and 'love'.
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