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