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