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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 498 · 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) fought (b) brought (c) dough (d) bought
  2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) heavy (b) bread (c) dead (d) great
  3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) steak (b) team (c) weather
  4. 4.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) through (b) though (c) rough
  5. 5.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) food (b) book (c) flood
  6. 6.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) meat (b) sea (c) breakfast
  7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) school (b) tooth (c) wood (d) spoon
  8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) heavy (b) break (c) sea
  9. 9.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) through (b) brought (c) enough
  10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) brought (b) tough (c) though
  11. 11.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) although (b) bought (c) rough
  12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) weather (b) sea (c) peach
  13. 13.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) dead (b) sweater (c) eat
  14. 14.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) wood (b) food (c) tooth
  15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) thought (b) enough (c) through
  16. 16.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) meat (b) great (c) heavy
  17. 17.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) health (b) beach (c) dead
  18. 18.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) feather (b) teach (c) seat
  19. 19.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) brought (b) tough (c) through
  20. 20.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) through (c) fought
  21. 21.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) good (b) foot (c) tooth
  22. 22.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) ready (b) eat (c) weather (d) feather
  23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) bought (b) through (c) enough
  24. 24.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) school (c) foot
  25. 25.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) dream (b) clean (c) sweater
  26. 26.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) though (b) rough (c) through
  27. 27.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) enough (b) brought (c) although
  28. 28.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) head (b) health (c) beach
  29. 29.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) bought (b) though (c) enough
  30. 30.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) bought (b) tough (c) though
  31. 31.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) hook (b) book (c) boot (d) cook
  32. 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) book (b) moon (c) flood
  33. 33.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) thought (b) through (c) although
  34. 34.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) eat (c) bread
  35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) fought (b) though (c) enough
  36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) rough (c) tough (d) brought
  37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) school (b) boot (c) wool (d) spoon
  38. 38.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) bread (c) head (d) ready
  39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) enough (c) fought (d) rough
  40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) foot (b) blood (c) moon

Answer key

  1. dough
  2. great
  3. team
  4. rough
  5. book
  6. breakfast
  7. wood
  8. heavy
  9. enough
  10. though
  11. rough
  12. weather
  13. eat
  14. wood
  15. thought
  16. great
  17. beach
  18. feather
  19. tough
  20. rough
  21. tooth
  22. eat
  23. enough
  24. flood
  25. sweater
  26. though
  27. although
  28. beach
  29. bought
  30. bought
  31. boot
  32. book
  33. although
  34. great
  35. fought
  36. brought
  37. wool
  38. clean
  39. fought
  40. blood

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