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Same Spelling Different Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 399 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) eat (b) feather (c) sweater (d) bread
  2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) health (b) speak (c) sweater (d) bread
  3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) ready (c) team (d) sea
  4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) enough (c) rough (d) tough
  5. 5.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) wood (b) blood (c) goose
  6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) cook (b) book (c) look (d) school
  7. 7.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) enough (b) brought (c) through
  8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) break (b) peach (c) ready
  9. 9.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) tough (b) though (c) bought
  10. 10.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) food (b) look (c) hook
  11. 11.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) although (b) tough (c) brought
  12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) fought (c) bought (d) dough
  13. 13.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) though (b) dough (c) fought
  14. 14.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) brought (b) tough (c) although
  15. 15.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) through (b) dough (c) rough
  16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) foot (c) good (d) food
  17. 17.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) dough (b) bought (c) though
  18. 18.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) team (b) dead (c) clean
  19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) steak (c) great (d) beach
  20. 20.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) head (b) seat (c) heavy
  21. 21.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) break (b) sea (c) speak
  22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) bought (b) though (c) enough
  23. 23.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) look
  24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) bought (c) thought (d) brought
  25. 25.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) teach (b) bread (c) steak
  26. 26.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) food (b) blood (c) foot
  27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) steak (c) meat (d) great
  28. 28.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) fought (c) bought (d) brought
  29. 29.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) peach (b) heavy (c) great
  30. 30.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) bread (b) teach (c) meat (d) eat
  31. 31.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) dough (b) thought (c) enough
  32. 32.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) meat (b) weather (c) steak
  33. 33.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) school (b) hook (c) flood
  34. 34.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) through (b) bought (c) although
  35. 35.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) blood (b) wool (c) tooth
  36. 36.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) tough (b) dough (c) through
  37. 37.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) boot
  38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) thought (b) tough (c) although
  39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) teach (b) break (c) ready
  40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wood (b) wool (c) tooth (d) good

Answer key

  1. eat
  2. speak
  3. ready
  4. thought
  5. blood
  6. school
  7. enough
  8. ready
  9. though
  10. food
  11. brought
  12. dough
  13. fought
  14. tough
  15. dough
  16. food
  17. bought
  18. dead
  19. beach
  20. seat
  21. break
  22. enough
  23. spoon
  24. though
  25. teach
  26. foot
  27. meat
  28. although
  29. peach
  30. bread
  31. enough
  32. steak
  33. hook
  34. bought
  35. tooth
  36. dough
  37. book
  38. tough
  39. ready
  40. tooth

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