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Same Spelling Different Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 948 · 40 questions
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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. 1.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) fought (b) enough (c) rough
  2. 2.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) eat (b) ready (c) break
  3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) meat (b) head (c) dead
  4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) thought (b) brought (c) though
  5. 5.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) beach (b) breakfast (c) break
  6. 6.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) dough (b) although (c) tough
  7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) though (c) fought (d) although
  8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) bread (b) dream (c) ready
  9. 9.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) though (b) rough (c) through
  10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) dough (b) tough (c) bought
  11. 11.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) head (b) feather (c) eat
  12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) tough (c) rough (d) enough
  13. 13.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sweater (b) steak (c) break (d) great
  14. 14.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) though (b) tough (c) bought
  15. 15.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) flood (b) book (c) spoon
  16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) moon (c) look (d) foot
  17. 17.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) sweater (b) eat (c) ready
  18. 18.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) bought (c) fought
  19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) good (b) hook (c) wood (d) spoon
  20. 20.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) tooth (b) spoon (c) cook
  21. 21.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) wool (b) spoon (c) wood
  22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) through (b) rough (c) thought
  23. 23.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) blood (b) boot (c) wood
  24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) dream (c) steak (d) great
  25. 25.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) foot (b) food (c) blood
  26. 26.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) wool (b) hook (c) moon
  27. 27.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) thought (b) rough (c) fought
  28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) head (b) heavy (c) leaf
  29. 29.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) heavy (b) bread (c) speak
  30. 30.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) bought (b) tough (c) though
  31. 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) clean (b) leaf (c) sweater
  32. 32.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) steak (b) meat (c) head
  33. 33.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) wool (b) look (c) moon
  34. 34.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) dough (b) thought (c) through
  35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) great (c) heavy (d) break
  36. 36.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) meat (b) health (c) sweater
  37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) although (c) dough (d) tough
  38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) tough (b) through (c) thought
  39. 39.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) tough (b) brought (c) though
  40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) foot (b) goose (c) tooth (d) boot

Answer key

  1. fought
  2. break
  3. meat
  4. though
  5. breakfast
  6. tough
  7. fought
  8. dream
  9. rough
  10. dough
  11. eat
  12. thought
  13. sweater
  14. though
  15. book
  16. moon
  17. eat
  18. dough
  19. spoon
  20. cook
  21. spoon
  22. thought
  23. boot
  24. dream
  25. blood
  26. moon
  27. rough
  28. leaf
  29. speak
  30. tough
  31. sweater
  32. meat
  33. moon
  34. thought
  35. heavy
  36. meat
  37. tough
  38. thought
  39. brought
  40. foot

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