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