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Printable 8th grade phonetics worksheet with five multiple-choice sentences on vowel sounds and homophones including know/no and coach/couch.
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Phonetics: /ə ʊ/ and /a ʊ/ Word Discrimination

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This printable phonetics worksheet gives 8th graders five multiple-choice sentences where they pick the correct word to distinguish between two similar vowel sounds. Pairs include town/tone, coach/couch, road/rowed, clowns/clones, and know/no. Useful for ESL learners, pronunciation practice, or vocabulary and listening reinforcement in any language arts class.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Phonics
Grade Level:
8th Grade
Updated September 2025

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