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