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