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