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