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