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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 131 · 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.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) fought (b) through (c) although
  2. 2.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) through (b) bought (c) enough
  3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) heavy (b) teach (c) great
  4. 4.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) dead (c) team
  5. 5.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) steak (b) health (c) peach
  6. 6.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) thought (b) dough (c) through
  7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) feather (b) sea (c) steak
  8. 8.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) dough (c) though (d) brought
  9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) bread (b) feather (c) sea
  10. 10.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) dead (b) meat (c) feather
  11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) steak (c) team (d) break
  12. 12.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) book (b) flood (c) goose
  13. 13.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) good (c) cook
  14. 14.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) feather (b) speak (c) dead
  15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) team (b) breakfast (c) eat
  16. 16.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) fought (b) thought (c) enough
  17. 17.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) foot (c) spoon
  18. 18.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) blood (b) wool (c) pool
  19. 19.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) steak (b) meat (c) ready
  20. 20.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) enough (b) brought (c) through
  21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) rough (b) although (c) bought
  22. 22.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) dream (b) break (c) heavy
  23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) hook (b) food (c) tooth (d) spoon
  24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) though (c) tough (d) dough
  25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) although (c) dough (d) bought
  26. 26.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) through (c) thought (d) fought
  27. 27.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) flood (b) tooth (c) cook
  28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) though (b) tough (c) thought
  29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sweater (b) dream (c) beach (d) team
  30. 30.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) boot
  31. 31.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) steak (c) great (d) beach
  32. 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) good (b) food (c) foot
  33. 33.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) although (b) enough (c) rough
  34. 34.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) dead (b) eat (c) head
  35. 35.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) flood (b) school (c) wool
  36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) though (c) although (d) dough
  37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) bread (b) peach (c) great
  38. 38.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) blood (b) pool (c) boot (d) goose
  39. 39.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) leaf (b) sea (c) ready
  40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) team (b) dead (c) seat (d) beach

Answer key

  1. although
  2. enough
  3. great
  4. great
  5. health
  6. thought
  7. steak
  8. brought
  9. sea
  10. meat
  11. team
  12. flood
  13. blood
  14. speak
  15. breakfast
  16. enough
  17. flood
  18. pool
  19. steak
  20. brought
  21. bought
  22. heavy
  23. hook
  24. tough
  25. bought
  26. through
  27. cook
  28. thought
  29. sweater
  30. cook
  31. beach
  32. food
  33. although
  34. eat
  35. school
  36. rough
  37. bread
  38. blood
  39. ready
  40. dead

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