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