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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 860 · 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) rough (b) tough (c) enough (d) though
  2. 2.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) peach (b) weather (c) steak
  3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) head (b) team (c) ready
  4. 4.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) sea (b) steak (c) peach
  5. 5.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) steak (b) feather (c) dream
  6. 6.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) break (b) bread (c) speak
  7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sweater (b) clean (c) team (d) teach
  8. 8.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) enough (b) through (c) thought
  9. 9.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) cook (b) book (c) food
  10. 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) eat (b) head (c) seat
  11. 11.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) book (b) wool (c) school
  12. 12.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) brought (b) through (c) though
  13. 13.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) tooth (b) boot (c) moon (d) book
  14. 14.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) food (c) hook
  15. 15.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) through (b) enough (c) although
  16. 16.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) breakfast (b) steak (c) dead
  17. 17.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) seat (b) weather (c) break
  18. 18.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) thought
  19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) peach (b) ready (c) speak
  20. 20.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) though (b) brought (c) fought
  21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) fought (c) bought
  22. 22.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) sweater (b) bread (c) sea
  23. 23.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) school (b) flood (c) good
  24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) breakfast (b) heavy (c) clean
  25. 25.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) meat (b) steak (c) heavy
  26. 26.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) good (b) book (c) pool
  27. 27.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) spoon (b) wood (c) food
  28. 28.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) brought (b) enough (c) rough
  29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) look (b) food (c) blood
  30. 30.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) breakfast (b) head (c) break (d) heavy
  31. 31.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) fought (b) tough (c) enough
  32. 32.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) dream (b) beach (c) ready
  33. 33.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) dream (b) meat (c) health
  34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) weather (b) beach (c) speak (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) cook (c) look (d) pool
  36. 36.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) tough (b) thought (c) dough
  37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) head (b) meat (c) feather (d) heavy
  38. 38.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) leaf (b) dream (c) great
  39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) spoon (d) goose
  40. 40.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) bought (c) thought

Answer key

  1. though
  2. steak
  3. team
  4. steak
  5. feather
  6. bread
  7. sweater
  8. enough
  9. food
  10. head
  11. school
  12. though
  13. book
  14. blood
  15. although
  16. steak
  17. seat
  18. rough
  19. ready
  20. though
  21. tough
  22. sea
  23. flood
  24. clean
  25. heavy
  26. pool
  27. wood
  28. brought
  29. look
  30. break
  31. fought
  32. ready
  33. health
  34. weather
  35. pool
  36. thought
  37. meat
  38. great
  39. foot
  40. rough

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