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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 301 · 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) although (b) brought (c) dough (d) though
  2. 2.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) dead (b) bread (c) eat
  3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) food (c) tooth (d) pool
  4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) foot (b) school (c) boot (d) spoon
  5. 5.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) through (b) fought (c) though
  6. 6.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) rough (b) enough (c) dough
  7. 7.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) eat (b) beach (c) feather
  8. 8.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) rough (b) thought (c) through
  9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) breakfast (b) dream (c) weather
  10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) dough (c) bought (d) although
  11. 11.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) steak (b) clean (c) breakfast
  12. 12.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) foot (b) food (c) wool
  13. 13.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) break (b) seat (c) bread
  14. 14.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) speak (b) breakfast (c) ready
  15. 15.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) steak (b) health (c) ready
  16. 16.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) spoon (b) cook (c) boot
  17. 17.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) eat (b) ready (c) breakfast
  18. 18.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) moon (b) spoon (c) flood
  19. 19.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) tough (b) though (c) bought
  20. 20.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) bought (b) tough (c) dough
  21. 21.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) steak (b) breakfast (c) seat
  22. 22.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) head (b) clean (c) steak
  23. 23.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) sweater (b) health (c) team
  24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) spoon (b) tooth (c) goose (d) book
  25. 25.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) wood
  26. 26.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) speak (b) sweater (c) steak
  27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) ready (b) leaf (c) great
  28. 28.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) tooth (b) good (c) book
  29. 29.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) bought (b) though (c) brought
  30. 30.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) hook (b) good (c) school
  31. 31.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) rough (b) enough (c) brought
  32. 32.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) sea (b) eat (c) head
  33. 33.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) break (b) health (c) meat
  34. 34.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) enough (b) although (c) rough
  35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) dough (b) although (c) bought
  36. 36.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) goose (b) look (c) pool
  37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) rough (c) tough (d) enough
  38. 38.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) rough (c) thought (d) bought
  39. 39.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) brought (b) dough (c) though
  40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) foot (b) book (c) look (d) food

Answer key

  1. brought
  2. eat
  3. wool
  4. foot
  5. fought
  6. dough
  7. feather
  8. rough
  9. dream
  10. bought
  11. breakfast
  12. food
  13. seat
  14. speak
  15. steak
  16. cook
  17. eat
  18. flood
  19. though
  20. tough
  21. seat
  22. steak
  23. team
  24. book
  25. spoon
  26. steak
  27. ready
  28. tooth
  29. though
  30. school
  31. brought
  32. head
  33. meat
  34. although
  35. bought
  36. look
  37. although
  38. rough
  39. brought
  40. food

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