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