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