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