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