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