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