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