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