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