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