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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 539 · 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 “dough”? (a) brought (b) although (c) bought
  2. 2.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) speak (b) sea (c) great
  3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) sea (b) break (c) beach
  4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) dough (c) although
  5. 5.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) dream (b) dead (c) great
  6. 6.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) wool (b) pool (c) moon
  7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wood (b) spoon (c) boot (d) pool
  8. 8.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) rough (b) through (c) thought
  9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) leaf (b) ready (c) heavy
  10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) thought (b) though (c) through
  11. 11.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) hook (c) wood
  12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) brought (c) thought (d) tough
  13. 13.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) food (b) blood (c) book
  14. 14.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) enough (b) brought (c) though
  15. 15.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) thought (b) enough (c) though
  16. 16.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) team (b) seat (c) sweater
  17. 17.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) seat (b) break (c) breakfast
  18. 18.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) heavy (b) dead (c) teach
  19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) health (b) break (c) steak (d) great
  20. 20.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) brought
  21. 21.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) feather (b) meat (c) great
  22. 22.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) sea (b) break (c) dead
  23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) beach (b) meat (c) teach (d) steak
  24. 24.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) through (c) bought
  25. 25.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) cook (b) pool (c) tooth
  26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) break (b) head (c) heavy
  27. 27.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) tough (b) though (c) brought
  28. 28.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) team (b) peach (c) head
  29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) pool (b) hook (c) wood
  30. 30.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) hook (b) flood (c) moon
  31. 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) dead (b) teach (c) beach
  32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) rough (c) tough (d) fought
  33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) rough (c) tough (d) enough
  34. 34.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) pool (b) hook (c) blood
  35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) moon (b) look (c) tooth (d) food
  36. 36.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) teach (b) bread (c) breakfast
  37. 37.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) wool (b) spoon (c) look
  38. 38.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) thought (b) rough (c) though
  39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) book (b) food (c) foot (d) hook
  40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) great (c) sweater (d) steak

Answer key

  1. although
  2. great
  3. break
  4. tough
  5. great
  6. wool
  7. wood
  8. thought
  9. leaf
  10. though
  11. flood
  12. tough
  13. book
  14. brought
  15. enough
  16. sweater
  17. seat
  18. teach
  19. health
  20. dough
  21. great
  22. dead
  23. steak
  24. tough
  25. cook
  26. break
  27. brought
  28. head
  29. pool
  30. flood
  31. dead
  32. fought
  33. although
  34. hook
  35. look
  36. teach
  37. spoon
  38. though
  39. food
  40. sweater

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