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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 120 · 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 “enough”? (a) bought (b) brought (c) rough
  2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) fought (c) enough (d) tough
  3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) eat (b) great (c) heavy
  4. 4.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) break (b) feather (c) speak
  5. 5.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) dough (b) brought (c) enough
  6. 6.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) though (b) thought (c) through
  7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) heavy (b) break (c) team
  8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) fought (c) enough
  9. 9.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) school (b) blood (c) look
  10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) although (b) enough (c) rough
  11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sweater (b) head (c) feather (d) peach
  12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) weather (b) feather (c) seat
  13. 13.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) wood (c) pool (d) look
  14. 14.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) thought (b) rough (c) through
  15. 15.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) bought (b) dough (c) brought
  16. 16.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) dream (b) feather (c) leaf
  17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) breakfast (b) head (c) ready (d) break
  18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) dough (b) thought (c) rough
  19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) steak (b) beach (c) health
  20. 20.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) look (b) cook (c) boot
  21. 21.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) head (b) steak (c) leaf
  22. 22.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) thought (c) dough (d) bought
  23. 23.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) beach (b) dream (c) steak
  24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) hook (b) boot (c) pool (d) goose
  25. 25.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) fought (b) tough (c) though
  26. 26.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) although (b) bought (c) rough
  27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) enough (c) rough (d) tough
  28. 28.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) seat (b) team (c) speak (d) dead
  29. 29.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) rough (b) tough (c) fought
  30. 30.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) food (b) hook (c) flood
  31. 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) beach (b) meat (c) weather
  32. 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) tooth (b) flood (c) hook
  33. 33.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) great (b) meat (c) leaf
  34. 34.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) dream (b) break (c) clean
  35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) enough (b) though (c) brought
  36. 36.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) teach (b) head (c) dream
  37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) sweater (b) teach (c) ready
  38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) rough (b) brought (c) through
  39. 39.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) bought (b) through (c) although
  40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) wood (b) food (c) spoon

Answer key

  1. rough
  2. fought
  3. eat
  4. speak
  5. brought
  6. thought
  7. break
  8. enough
  9. blood
  10. although
  11. peach
  12. seat
  13. pool
  14. thought
  15. dough
  16. feather
  17. break
  18. dough
  19. steak
  20. boot
  21. steak
  22. dough
  23. steak
  24. hook
  25. tough
  26. bought
  27. thought
  28. dead
  29. fought
  30. hook
  31. weather
  32. flood
  33. great
  34. break
  35. though
  36. head
  37. teach
  38. brought
  39. bought
  40. wood

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