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