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