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