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