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