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.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) head (b) beach (c) feather
- 2.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) although (c) dough (d) enough
- 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) speak (b) seat (c) sweater
- 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) thought
- 5.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) beach (b) break (c) sweater
- 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) although (c) dough (d) though
- 7.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) although (b) fought (c) through
- 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) great (b) feather (c) eat
- 9.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) tough (b) brought (c) dough
- 10.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) health (b) great (c) teach
- 11.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) look (b) flood (c) boot
- 12.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) bought (c) tough (d) brought
- 13.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) enough (b) bought (c) through
- 14.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) teach (b) dream (c) breakfast
- 15.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) beach (b) great (c) head
- 16.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) school (b) blood (c) moon
- 17.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) heavy (b) beach (c) break
- 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) fought (b) thought (c) tough
- 19.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) breakfast (b) break (c) steak (d) great
- 20.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) ready (b) feather (c) eat
- 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) though (b) tough (c) bought
- 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) brought (b) through (c) dough
- 23.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) tough (b) rough (c) brought
- 24.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) food (b) blood (c) wool
- 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) enough (c) dough (d) tough
- 26.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) seat (b) ready (c) steak
- 27.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) good (b) pool (c) look
- 28.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) hook (b) look (c) moon
- 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) dough (c) although (d) thought
- 30.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) dough (b) enough (c) thought
- 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) head (b) steak (c) heavy
- 32.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) rough (b) thought (c) although
- 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) great (c) head (d) break
- 34.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) break (b) dream (c) eat
- 35.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) bread (b) dead (c) sea
- 36.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) bread (b) eat (c) great
- 37.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) food (b) moon (c) look
- 38.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) steak (b) health (c) teach
- 39.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) break (c) great (d) team
- 40.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) bread (b) dream (c) break
Answer key
- beach
- enough
- sweater
- rough
- break
- rough
- fought
- great
- dough
- great
- boot
- tough
- enough
- breakfast
- beach
- blood
- beach
- tough
- breakfast
- eat
- though
- dough
- brought
- blood
- dough
- seat
- pool
- moon
- thought
- thought
- steak
- although
- head
- break
- sea
- eat
- look
- health
- team
- bread
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