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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 382 · 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 “ea” sound as the others? (a) breakfast (b) sweater (c) dead (d) speak
  2. 2.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) rough (b) bought (c) although
  3. 3.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) teach (b) health (c) leaf
  4. 4.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) bread (b) eat (c) weather
  5. 5.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) hook (b) good (c) school
  6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) rough (c) enough (d) tough
  7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) cook (b) wool (c) spoon (d) look
  8. 8.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) boot (b) good (c) spoon (d) tooth
  9. 9.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) book (b) cook (c) school
  10. 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) breakfast (b) speak (c) great
  11. 11.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) book (b) food (c) wood
  12. 12.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) team (b) head (c) beach
  13. 13.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) book (b) hook (c) boot
  14. 14.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) bought (b) though (c) thought
  15. 15.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) brought (b) tough (c) although
  16. 16.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) through (b) fought (c) though
  17. 17.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) feather (b) speak (c) great
  18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) although (b) through (c) thought
  19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) enough (c) rough (d) tough
  20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) cook (b) boot (c) pool (d) food
  21. 21.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) sea (b) health (c) teach
  22. 22.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) good (b) school (c) goose
  23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) tough (c) rough (d) though
  24. 24.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) bought (b) dough (c) rough
  25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) meat (c) great (d) break
  26. 26.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) hook (b) tooth (c) blood
  27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) feather (b) team (c) breakfast
  28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) dough (b) although (c) enough
  29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) foot (b) pool (c) blood
  30. 30.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) enough (c) fought (d) brought
  31. 31.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) though (b) dough (c) rough
  32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) through (b) brought (c) bought (d) fought
  33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) teach (b) speak (c) weather (d) seat
  34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) heavy (c) dream (d) eat
  35. 35.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) spoon (b) cook (c) flood
  36. 36.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) sweater (b) steak (c) teach
  37. 37.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) food (b) foot (c) blood
  38. 38.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) clean (b) ready (c) bread
  39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) moon (b) cook (c) book (d) wood
  40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) break (b) head (c) seat

Answer key

  1. speak
  2. although
  3. health
  4. eat
  5. school
  6. bought
  7. spoon
  8. good
  9. school
  10. speak
  11. food
  12. head
  13. boot
  14. though
  15. tough
  16. fought
  17. great
  18. thought
  19. fought
  20. cook
  21. health
  22. good
  23. though
  24. bought
  25. meat
  26. tooth
  27. team
  28. enough
  29. pool
  30. enough
  31. rough
  32. through
  33. weather
  34. heavy
  35. flood
  36. teach
  37. blood
  38. clean
  39. moon
  40. break

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