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