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