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