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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 270 · 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.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) bought (b) thought (c) though
  2. 2.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) goose (b) foot (c) book
  3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) seat (b) peach (c) feather
  4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) dead (c) steak (d) great
  5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) enough (c) fought (d) thought
  6. 6.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) look (b) blood (c) boot
  7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) cook (c) school (d) wood
  8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) great (b) ready (c) seat
  9. 9.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dead (b) steak (c) weather (d) bread
  10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) although (c) rough (d) tough
  11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) food (b) moon (c) hook (d) tooth
  12. 12.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) wool (b) wood (c) goose
  13. 13.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) fought (b) rough (c) thought
  14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) ready (b) sweater (c) bread (d) sea
  15. 15.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) bread (b) dream (c) meat
  16. 16.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) beach (b) steak (c) dead
  17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) teach (b) break (c) sea (d) leaf
  18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) enough (b) though (c) brought
  19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) breakfast (b) eat (c) seat (d) team
  20. 20.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) hook (b) good (c) blood
  21. 21.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) breakfast (b) beach (c) clean
  22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) though (b) rough (c) fought
  23. 23.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) book (b) flood (c) spoon
  24. 24.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) rough (b) through (c) fought
  25. 25.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) book (b) moon (c) spoon
  26. 26.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) wood
  27. 27.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) food (b) cook (c) goose
  28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) through (b) dough (c) tough
  29. 29.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) good (b) flood (c) boot
  30. 30.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) leaf (b) great (c) breakfast
  31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) goose (b) flood (c) cook
  32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) bread (b) feather (c) leaf (d) dead
  33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dead (b) feather (c) bread (d) teach
  34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) goose (b) good (c) school (d) food
  35. 35.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) dead (b) steak (c) dream
  36. 36.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) fought (b) rough (c) though
  37. 37.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) great (b) dead (c) breakfast
  38. 38.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) meat (b) great (c) heavy
  39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) beach (b) steak (c) health
  40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) seat (b) ready (c) clean

Answer key

  1. though
  2. goose
  3. feather
  4. dead
  5. enough
  6. boot
  7. school
  8. ready
  9. steak
  10. although
  11. hook
  12. goose
  13. rough
  14. sea
  15. bread
  16. beach
  17. break
  18. though
  19. breakfast
  20. blood
  21. breakfast
  22. fought
  23. book
  24. rough
  25. book
  26. tooth
  27. cook
  28. tough
  29. boot
  30. leaf
  31. cook
  32. leaf
  33. teach
  34. good
  35. steak
  36. fought
  37. great
  38. meat
  39. health
  40. ready

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