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