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