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