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