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