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