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