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