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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 115 · 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.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) meat (b) speak (c) leaf (d) head
  2. 2.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) peach (b) team (c) great
  3. 3.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) bread (b) dead (c) meat
  4. 4.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) health (b) meat (c) dream
  5. 5.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) health (b) break (c) teach
  6. 6.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) though (b) enough (c) bought
  7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) teach (b) meat (c) leaf (d) sweater
  8. 8.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) through (c) brought
  9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) great (b) beach (c) head
  10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) blood (b) book (c) hook (d) look
  11. 11.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) good (b) cook (c) food
  12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) food (b) goose (c) school (d) book
  13. 13.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) thought (c) through
  14. 14.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) though (b) enough (c) fought
  15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) heavy (c) great (d) steak
  16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) brought (c) bought (d) thought
  17. 17.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) team (b) steak (c) health
  18. 18.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) cook (b) foot (c) pool
  19. 19.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) through (b) fought (c) enough
  20. 20.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) eat (b) dead (c) heavy
  21. 21.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wood (b) cook (c) book (d) moon
  22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) brought (c) enough
  23. 23.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) heavy (b) great (c) teach
  24. 24.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) peach (b) break (c) sweater
  25. 25.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) foot (b) blood (c) wood
  26. 26.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) rough (b) fought (c) dough
  27. 27.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) enough (c) brought
  28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) bought (b) through (c) rough
  29. 29.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) health (b) speak (c) break
  30. 30.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) good (b) boot (c) tooth
  31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) hook (b) goose (c) foot
  32. 32.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) school (c) food
  33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) school (d) moon
  34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) though (c) tough (d) rough
  35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) ready (b) steak (c) seat
  36. 36.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) foot (b) hook (c) spoon
  37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) fought (c) although (d) dough
  38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) tough (b) through (c) dough
  39. 39.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) dream (b) teach (c) break
  40. 40.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) enough (b) brought (c) dough

Answer key

  1. head
  2. great
  3. meat
  4. health
  5. break
  6. bought
  7. sweater
  8. tough
  9. head
  10. blood
  11. food
  12. book
  13. rough
  14. fought
  15. heavy
  16. tough
  17. steak
  18. pool
  19. enough
  20. eat
  21. moon
  22. dough
  23. great
  24. break
  25. blood
  26. rough
  27. enough
  28. bought
  29. health
  30. good
  31. goose
  32. flood
  33. wool
  34. though
  35. seat
  36. spoon
  37. fought
  38. dough
  39. break
  40. dough

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