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