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