Skill Focus

To learn horv to distinguish similar sounds,

1'ou shoulcl hear the ncrds pronounccti in pairs.
T'he pairs of u'ords that follir:i'all har.e similar solrncls. Read these pairs
of nords aloucl or

listen as a friend reads them.

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attention to he diff'erent souncls.

Words that sound similar at the beginning

personal
magnetic

personnel
magnitude

respectivel-v respectflh'

than
derrise

then
device

Words that sound sirnilar at the end

brand

hand
cab
large
pa-v
place
grain
date
then
dine

tab
charge
sa].

pace

drain
rate
yen
fine
gllest

l'cst

words that sound similar when cornbined with other words

(he is)
(he nill)

(ve

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he's
he'll
lr,e'll

his

hill
',r,ell

Skill 3: Exercise
Circle the word in each row that doesn't have a similar sound.
1. ztp
tip
ship pipe

night
3. hou.
4. box
5. trunk
6. fir.e
7. coast
8. chose
9. bin

2.

10. ram

shou'

high
no\\.

plou-

socks

locks

srnokes

brunch

hunch

lunch

sive

glib

drir-c

most

CoSt

post

cl-ioose

close

those

dime

rhvme

time

lam

lame

lamb

u,rite

fiight

TEST TIP
Reading aloud and
listening to poetry that
rhymes are good ways

to practice listening for

d

ifferent

sou nds.

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