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