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