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