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