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