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