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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 119 · 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.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) enough (b) although (c) thought
  2. 2.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) goose (b) book (c) flood
  3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) ready (b) health (c) head (d) speak
  4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) though (c) dough (d) tough
  5. 5.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) through (b) bought (c) although
  6. 6.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) though (c) dough
  7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) weather (b) sweater (c) bread (d) clean
  8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) breakfast (b) beach (c) heavy
  9. 9.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) thought (c) through
  10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) dough (b) thought (c) enough
  11. 11.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) look (b) foot (c) goose
  12. 12.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) clean (b) bread (c) eat
  13. 13.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) tooth (c) hook
  14. 14.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wood”? (a) flood (b) blood (c) look
  15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) fought (c) dough (d) bought
  16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) look (b) food (c) foot (d) cook
  17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) enough (c) tough (d) bought
  18. 18.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) wood (b) blood (c) goose
  19. 19.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) though (b) tough (c) thought
  20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) leaf (b) steak (c) break (d) great
  21. 21.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) hook (b) good (c) goose
  22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) bought (b) rough (c) enough
  23. 23.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) enough (b) brought (c) although
  24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) dead (b) great (c) bread
  25. 25.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) ready (b) head (c) team
  26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) break (b) speak (c) sweater
  27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) steak (c) great (d) dream
  28. 28.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) thought (c) tough (d) rough
  29. 29.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) tough (b) brought (c) enough
  30. 30.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) sea (b) breakfast (c) break
  31. 31.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) enough (c) thought
  32. 32.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) sweater (b) team (c) meat
  33. 33.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) boot (b) wood (c) school
  34. 34.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) heavy (b) meat (c) great
  35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) ready (b) steak (c) team
  36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) though (c) rough (d) although
  37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) feather (b) bread (c) weather (d) team
  38. 38.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) wool (b) blood (c) boot
  39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) fought (c) though (d) bought
  40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) foot (b) good (c) look (d) pool

Answer key

  1. enough
  2. goose
  3. speak
  4. tough
  5. although
  6. rough
  7. clean
  8. beach
  9. tough
  10. enough
  11. goose
  12. bread
  13. flood
  14. look
  15. dough
  16. food
  17. bought
  18. blood
  19. tough
  20. leaf
  21. goose
  22. bought
  23. brought
  24. great
  25. team
  26. speak
  27. dream
  28. thought
  29. brought
  30. breakfast
  31. dough
  32. sweater
  33. wood
  34. great
  35. ready
  36. rough
  37. team
  38. blood
  39. though
  40. pool

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