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