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© 2013 Core Knowledge FoundationUnit 4^9
3.
Yes (Same) or No (Different)?
Part I: Does the letter ‘y’ have the same sound in each word pair?
- yelp – myth ____
- gym – myth ____
- Lynn – yarn ____
- yikes – lynx ____
- Syd – gym ____
Part II: Do these words have the same vowel sound? - join – gym _____
- miss – myth _____
- gym – jam _____
- myth – math _____
- quill – lynx _____
Directions: In Part I, have students circle the letter ‘y’ in each word. As a class, read the word pairs aloud, and decide if t
he sound
‘y’ is the same or diff
erent in each word pair. In Part II, fi
rst ask students to circle the vowel sound in each word. Th
en have students
read the word pairs aloud. After reading each pair, ask students if the vowel sounds are the same or diff
erent and write
yes if the
same and
no if diff
erent.