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