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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 208 · 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) bought (b) thought (c) brought (d) although
  2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) boot (b) pool (c) cook (d) goose
  3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) break (b) bread (c) team
  4. 4.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wood”? (a) blood (b) good (c) food
  5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) rough (c) tough (d) enough
  6. 6.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) dough (b) although (c) thought
  7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) eat (b) beach (c) heavy
  8. 8.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) team (b) dream (c) sea (d) breakfast
  9. 9.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) wool (b) tooth (c) foot
  10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) fought (b) enough (c) bought
  11. 11.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) seat (b) break (c) breakfast
  12. 12.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) enough (b) although (c) thought
  13. 13.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) rough (c) fought
  14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) clean (c) break (d) steak
  15. 15.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) feather (b) dream (c) health
  16. 16.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) great (b) ready (c) peach
  17. 17.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) through (b) fought (c) dough
  18. 18.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) thought (b) dough (c) rough
  19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) feather (b) clean (c) dream (d) sea
  20. 20.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) rough (b) fought (c) although
  21. 21.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) flood (b) boot (c) hook
  22. 22.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) book
  23. 23.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) weather (b) steak (c) speak
  24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) bread (b) break (c) beach
  25. 25.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) although (b) rough (c) brought
  26. 26.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) though (b) tough (c) brought
  27. 27.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) rough (b) through (c) dough
  28. 28.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) weather (b) dream (c) great
  29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) beach (b) peach (c) meat (d) head
  30. 30.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) tough (b) thought (c) although
  31. 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) feather (b) clean (c) steak
  32. 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) foot (b) blood (c) cook
  33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) enough (c) brought (d) thought
  34. 34.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) hook (b) boot (c) wool
  35. 35.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) wool (b) book (c) moon
  36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) rough (c) although (d) dough
  37. 37.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) goose
  38. 38.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) leaf (b) head (c) feather (d) ready
  39. 39.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) foot (b) cook (c) school
  40. 40.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) thought (b) dough (c) tough

Answer key

  1. although
  2. cook
  3. bread
  4. good
  5. dough
  6. thought
  7. heavy
  8. breakfast
  9. tooth
  10. enough
  11. break
  12. enough
  13. dough
  14. clean
  15. dream
  16. ready
  17. fought
  18. thought
  19. feather
  20. fought
  21. boot
  22. spoon
  23. speak
  24. break
  25. rough
  26. tough
  27. dough
  28. weather
  29. head
  30. although
  31. clean
  32. blood
  33. enough
  34. boot
  35. moon
  36. rough
  37. cook
  38. leaf
  39. school
  40. tough

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