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