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