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