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