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