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