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