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