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