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