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