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