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