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