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

Answer key

  1. fought
  2. break
  3. meat
  4. thought
  5. though
  6. flood
  7. tough
  8. foot
  9. thought
  10. good
  11. food
  12. great
  13. although
  14. moon
  15. dough
  16. heavy
  17. sea
  18. head
  19. enough
  20. cook
  21. pool
  22. bought
  23. although
  24. heavy
  25. dead
  26. sea
  27. rough
  28. dream
  29. spoon
  30. bought
  31. steak
  32. flood
  33. eat
  34. rough
  35. feather
  36. speak
  37. team
  38. through
  39. tough
  40. speak

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