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