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