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