IREAD Practice

Vowels

100

1. Which word has the same vowel sound as ship?
    A. chin
    B. sheep
    C. shape
    D. shop

chin

200

1. Which word has the same vowel sound as seed?
    A. bed
    B. clean
    C. sand
    D. sock

clean

300

1. Which word has the same vowel sound as nest?
    A. dream
    B. fresh
    C. float
    D. shine

fresh

400

1. Which word has the same vowel sound as mule?
    A. duck
    B. cube
    C. mug
    D. club

cube

500

1. Which word has the same vowel sound as cake?
    A. cap
    B. bike
    C. rain
    D. cat

rain

Beginning Sounds

100

Which word has the same beginning sound as sun?
A. map
B. sit
C. top
D. run

sit

200

Which word has the same beginning sound as chip?
A. shop
B. chin
C. mop
D. fan

chin

300

Which word has the same beginning sound as frog?
A. flag
B. slip
C. drum
D. crab

flag

400

Which word has the same beginning sound as three?
A. think
B. track
C. ship
D. grass

think

500

Which word has the same beginning sound as splash?
A. spin
B. clap
C. sled
D. brush

spin

Ending Sounds

100

Which word has the same ending sound as cat?
A. sun
B. hat
C. mop
D. pig

hat

200

Which word has the same ending sound as dish?
A. fish
B. bed
C. log
D. cap

fish

300

Which word has the same ending sound as lamp?
A. nest
B. jump
C. rake
D. chin

jump

400

Which word has the same ending sound as bench?
A. duck
B. lunch
C. slide
D. frog

lunch

500

Which word has the same ending sound as twist?
A. mask
B. blast
C. chain
D. drum

blast

Homographs

100

The man fed _______ the bread from his hand.

I had to ________ before it hit me in the head.

a. ball 

b. cat 

c. dog 

d. duck

duck

200

The woman dropped ______ her down the sink drain.

I was waiting for the phone to _____ to talk to my mom.

a. plate

b. towel 

c.ring 

d. stop

ring

300

1. The baseball player swung the ______ with all his strength.
   A tiny insect flew around the cave like a ______.

a. ball
b. bat
c. stick
d. glove

bat

400

2. Please ______ the gift with bright paper.
   The horse has a white ______ on its leg.

a. mark
b. wrap
c. spot
d. tie

wrap

500

We sat by the river ______ and skipped rocks.
I need to ______ my paycheck after school.

a. bank
b. save
c. pond
d. store

bank

Antonyms and Synonyms

100

Which word means the opposite?

new coat

a. fresh 

b. stale 

c. start 

d. modern

stale

200

Which word means the same?

harmful alligators

a. good 

b. harmless 

c. unsafe 

d. damaging

unsafe

300

Which word means the opposite?

private conversation

a. public 

b. separate 

c. secret 

d. special

public

400

Which word means the same?

true statement

a. false 

b. accurate 

c. negative 

d. different

accurate

500

Which word means the opposite

construct house

a. produce 

b. destroy 

c. design 

d. create

destroy