IREAD Practice #3

Beginning and Ending Sounds

100

A. cheer

B. cake

C. camp

A. cheer

200

A. bump

B. brag

C. barn

B. brag

300

A. crab

B. smile

C. tree

C. tree

400

A. room

B. when

C. move

B. when

500

A. stop

B. long

C. table

C. table

Suffixes and Prefixes

100

Choose the word that has the prefix, and only the prefix, underlined.

A. remake 

B. dislike

C. playful

D. kindness

B. dislike

200

Choose the word that has the prefix, and only the prefix, underlined.

A. dislike

B. helpless

C. rewind

D. unhappy

C. rewind

300

Choose the word that has the suffix, and only the suffix, underlined.

A. teacher

B. painter

C. badly 

D. careful

A. teacher

400

Choose the word that matches the definition.

heat again

A. heatness

B. reheat

C. heating

D. preheat

B. reheat

500

Choose the word that matches the definition.

watch before

A. watchful

B. rewatch

C. diswatch

D. prewatch

D. prewatch

Homophones

100

Read the sentences. Choose the word that correctly completes both sentences.

She counted all the __________ in her purse. He will __________ clothes before practice.  

A. coins 

B. change

C. buy 

D. money

B. change

200

Read the sentences. Choose the word that correctly completes both sentences.

Don’t forget to __________ your bag. I will buy a __________ of gum at the store. 

A. bring 

B. stick 

C. use 

D. pack

D. pack

300

Read the sentences. Choose the word that correctly completes both sentences.

If it gets too hot, turn on the __________ . I am a big __________ of the basketball team. 

A. fan

B. air

C. player

D. water

A. fan

400

Read the sentences. Choose the word that correctly completes both sentences.

In science class, we learned about __________ . Floss the __________ between your teeth.

A. plants 

B. letter 

C. water  

D. space

D. space

500

Read the sentences. Choose the word that correctly completes both sentences.

She __________ school every day at 3:00. In the fall, you should rake the __________. 

A. grass

B. leaves

C. visits

D. flowers

B. leaves

Synonyms and Antonyms

100

Choose the word that means the opposite of the underlined word.

a problem

A. sentence

B. worry

C. solution

D. math

C. solution

200

Choose the word that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined word.

was old

A. new

B. ancient

C. young

D. dirty

B. ancient

300

Choose the word that means the opposite of the underlined word.

to create

A. make

B. draw

C. build

D. destroy

D. destroy

400

Choose the word that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined word.

was honest

A. lying

B. truthful

C. wrong

D. dishonest

B. truthful

500

Choose the word that means the opposite of the underlined word.

was loose

A. win

B. tight

C. large

D. big

B. tight

Vowel Sounds

100

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the underlined word.

teeth 

A. bell 

B. them

C. dream

D. where

C. dream

200

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the underlined word.

tried

A. year 

B. drips 

C. smile

D. feel

C. smile

300

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the underlined word.

verb 

A. car

B. seem 

C. first

D. rear

C. first

400

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the underlined word.

third 

A. star 

B. burn

C. quit 

D. four

B. burn

500

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the underlined word.

eight

A. light

B. babe

C. eat

D. fit

B. babe