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