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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 160 · 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 “bought”? (a) thought (b) dough (c) although
  2. 2.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) sea (b) team (c) great
  3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) enough (b) although (c) rough
  4. 4.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) brought (b) rough (c) though
  5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) dough (c) although (d) rough
  6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) though (c) rough (d) enough
  7. 7.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) tooth (b) moon (c) cook
  8. 8.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) brought (b) tough (c) though
  9. 9.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) seat (b) leaf (c) team (d) steak
  10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) great (c) leaf (d) steak
  11. 11.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) spoon (b) blood (c) cook
  12. 12.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) hook (b) flood (c) boot
  13. 13.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) eat (b) breakfast (c) health
  14. 14.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) teach (b) heavy (c) sweater
  15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) steak (b) dream (c) bread
  16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) goose (b) food (c) good (d) school
  17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) heavy (c) steak (d) break
  18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) although (b) enough (c) fought
  19. 19.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) eat (b) health (c) break
  20. 20.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) cook (b) food (c) wood
  21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) tough (b) though (c) fought
  22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) through (b) enough (c) though
  23. 23.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) wood (b) flood (c) food
  24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) feather (b) break (c) team
  25. 25.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) head (b) beach (c) heavy
  26. 26.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) thought (b) tough (c) bought
  27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) sweater (b) sea (c) dead
  28. 28.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) book (b) wool (c) food
  29. 29.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) dough (b) through (c) rough
  30. 30.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) pool (b) blood (c) wood
  31. 31.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) teach (b) breakfast (c) health (d) head
  32. 32.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) feather (b) peach (c) meat
  33. 33.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) ready (b) break (c) clean
  34. 34.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) wood (b) blood (c) tooth
  35. 35.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) thought (b) tough (c) through
  36. 36.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) goose (b) look (c) pool
  37. 37.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) heavy (b) great (c) seat
  38. 38.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) beach (b) steak (c) breakfast
  39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) through (b) bought (c) brought (d) thought
  40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) steak (b) clean (c) weather

Answer key

  1. thought
  2. great
  3. although
  4. though
  5. rough
  6. though
  7. cook
  8. tough
  9. steak
  10. leaf
  11. blood
  12. flood
  13. eat
  14. teach
  15. steak
  16. good
  17. heavy
  18. fought
  19. eat
  20. food
  21. though
  22. enough
  23. wood
  24. break
  25. beach
  26. tough
  27. sea
  28. food
  29. rough
  30. pool
  31. teach
  32. feather
  33. ready
  34. blood
  35. thought
  36. look
  37. seat
  38. beach
  39. through
  40. clean

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