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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 349 · 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) brought (c) though (d) thought
  2. 2.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) food (b) boot (c) wool
  3. 3.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) wool (b) spoon (c) flood
  4. 4.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) school (c) good
  5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) school (b) moon (c) wood (d) food
  6. 6.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) thought (b) dough (c) through
  7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) though (c) fought (d) although
  8. 8.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) tough (c) although (d) rough
  9. 9.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) dough (b) tough (c) fought
  10. 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) ready (b) great (c) bread
  11. 11.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) break (b) meat (c) breakfast
  12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) great (c) clean (d) break
  13. 13.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) fought (b) bought (c) though
  14. 14.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) moon (c) boot
  15. 15.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) book (b) pool (c) hook
  16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) tough (c) enough (d) rough
  17. 17.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) thought (b) although (c) though
  18. 18.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) sweater (c) great (d) steak
  19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) steak (b) peach (c) health
  20. 20.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) school (b) blood (c) hook
  21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) through (b) thought (c) enough
  22. 22.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) flood (b) foot (c) moon
  23. 23.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) team (b) sweater (c) leaf
  24. 24.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) heavy (b) sea (c) leaf
  25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) enough (c) thought (d) brought
  26. 26.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) bought (b) fought (c) although
  27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) feather (c) weather (d) health
  28. 28.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) dead (c) speak (d) team
  29. 29.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) hook (b) food (c) look
  30. 30.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) through (b) fought (c) dough
  31. 31.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) tough (b) fought (c) through
  32. 32.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) eat (b) bread (c) great
  33. 33.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) leaf (b) feather (c) speak
  34. 34.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) blood (b) good (c) spoon
  35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) beach (b) steak (c) breakfast
  36. 36.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) flood (b) look (c) blood
  37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) leaf (b) meat (c) dream (d) head
  38. 38.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) eat (b) leaf (c) ready (d) dream
  39. 39.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) foot (c) book
  40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) weather (b) great (c) sea

Answer key

  1. though
  2. wool
  3. flood
  4. blood
  5. wood
  6. thought
  7. fought
  8. although
  9. tough
  10. great
  11. breakfast
  12. clean
  13. though
  14. flood
  15. pool
  16. dough
  17. thought
  18. sweater
  19. steak
  20. hook
  21. enough
  22. moon
  23. sweater
  24. heavy
  25. enough
  26. although
  27. great
  28. dead
  29. food
  30. fought
  31. tough
  32. bread
  33. feather
  34. spoon
  35. beach
  36. look
  37. head
  38. ready
  39. blood
  40. sea

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