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