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