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