Same Spelling Different Sound Worksheet
How to say it (Learn the word, not just the letters): ea: long ee (eat, sea), short e (bread, head), or ay (great, break). oo: long (food, moon), short (book, good), or uh (blood, flood). ough: uff (tough), oh (though), aw (thought), oo (through).
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- 1.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) though (b) fought (c) tough
- 2.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) look (b) book (c) pool
- 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) heavy (b) peach (c) meat
- 4.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) head (b) break (c) team
- 5.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) wood (b) flood (c) goose
- 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) heavy (b) steak (c) break (d) great
- 7.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) food (b) tooth (c) blood (d) moon
- 8.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) through (b) dough (c) thought
- 9.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dream (b) health (c) speak (d) seat
- 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) weather (b) great (c) beach
- 11.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) rough (b) through (c) bought
- 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) head (b) teach (c) feather
- 13.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) thought (b) tough (c) through
- 14.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) leaf (b) dead (c) bread
- 15.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) pool (b) goose (c) book
- 16.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) bought (c) fought (d) thought
- 17.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) though (b) through (c) rough
- 18.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) dough (c) thought (d) though
- 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) break (b) speak (c) bread
- 20.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) tooth (b) boot (c) foot (d) moon
- 21.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) eat (b) dream (c) dead
- 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) tough (b) brought (c) though
- 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) tough (b) through (c) bought
- 24.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) thought (b) although (c) bought
- 25.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) heavy (b) health (c) beach
- 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) dead (b) steak (c) eat
- 27.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) rough (b) through (c) thought
- 28.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sweater (b) dream (c) feather (d) head
- 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) although (c) enough (d) tough
- 30.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) dough (c) though (d) although
- 31.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) moon (b) flood (c) book
- 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) wool (b) tooth (c) cook
- 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dead (b) head (c) seat (d) health
- 34.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) thought (b) enough (c) though
- 35.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) look (b) school (c) good
- 36.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) flood (b) tooth (c) look
- 37.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) great (b) health (c) sea
- 38.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) thought (c) brought
- 39.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) enough (b) though (c) fought
- 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) goose (c) hook
Answer key
- fought
- pool
- heavy
- break
- goose
- heavy
- blood
- dough
- health
- great
- bought
- teach
- thought
- leaf
- book
- enough
- rough
- thought
- break
- foot
- dead
- though
- bought
- although
- beach
- steak
- thought
- dream
- although
- rough
- moon
- tooth
- seat
- though
- school
- tooth
- sea
- dough
- enough
- blood
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