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