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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 185 · 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) though (b) dough (c) through (d) although
  2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) peach (b) dream (c) team (d) dead
  3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) dough (b) tough (c) through
  4. 4.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) steak (b) health (c) break
  5. 5.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) dream (b) breakfast (c) clean
  6. 6.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) cook (b) pool (c) wool
  7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dead (b) health (c) feather (d) steak
  8. 8.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) wood (b) foot (c) boot
  9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) leaf (b) bread (c) great
  10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) although (b) through (c) thought
  11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) weather (b) peach (c) sea (d) seat
  12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) pool (b) look (c) hook (d) foot
  13. 13.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) health (b) clean (c) break
  14. 14.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) although
  15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) feather (b) steak (c) eat
  16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) speak (b) steak (c) great (d) break
  17. 17.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) sweater (b) ready (c) eat
  18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) bought
  19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) clean (b) weather (c) break
  20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) although (c) dough (d) though
  21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) bought (b) although (c) enough
  22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) fought (b) through (c) dough
  23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) fought (b) dough (c) enough
  24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) bread (b) break (c) seat
  25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) eat (b) great (c) clean (d) beach
  26. 26.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) wood (b) boot (c) moon
  27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) sea (b) feather (c) break
  28. 28.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) fought (c) bought (d) brought
  29. 29.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) though (b) through (c) fought
  30. 30.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) health (b) steak (c) sea
  31. 31.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) although (b) dough (c) enough
  32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) team (b) sea (c) head (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) enough (c) rough (d) tough
  34. 34.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) through (b) rough (c) brought
  35. 35.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) cook (b) moon (c) pool
  36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) enough (c) brought (d) thought
  37. 37.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) health (b) teach (c) break
  38. 38.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) enough (c) bought (d) tough
  39. 39.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) look (b) food (c) pool
  40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) steak (c) team (d) break

Answer key

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

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