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