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Pronunciation lesson 10: Same spelling, different sound · Set 891 · 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) tough (b) enough (c) rough (d) though
  2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) head (b) peach (c) seat (d) leaf
  3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) dough (b) thought (c) tough
  4. 4.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) blood (b) foot (c) spoon
  5. 5.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) dough (b) brought (c) rough
  6. 6.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) meat (b) heavy (c) ready
  7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) foot (b) goose (c) look (d) book
  8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) rough (b) brought (c) tough
  9. 9.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) rough (b) thought (c) though
  10. 10.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) clean (b) meat (c) ready
  11. 11.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) fought (b) brought (c) though
  12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) break (b) steak (c) eat
  13. 13.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) tough (b) dough (c) brought
  14. 14.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) tough (b) bought (c) although
  15. 15.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) cook (c) spoon
  16. 16.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) although (b) tough (c) brought
  17. 17.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) great (b) sea (c) eat
  18. 18.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) flood
  19. 19.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) foot (b) food (c) moon
  20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) speak (c) steak (d) break
  21. 21.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) sea (b) feather (c) weather
  22. 22.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) though (c) although (d) dough
  23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) bought (b) through (c) enough
  24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) teach (b) sea (c) heavy (d) team
  25. 25.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) tough (b) through (c) thought
  26. 26.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) flood (b) food (c) blood
  27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) leaf (b) break (c) great (d) steak
  28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) beach (b) feather (c) peach
  29. 29.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) head (b) meat (c) weather
  30. 30.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) steak (b) meat (c) break
  31. 31.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) wood (b) school (c) spoon
  32. 32.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) break (b) sea (c) beach
  33. 33.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) ready (b) team (c) teach
  34. 34.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) school (b) food (c) wool
  35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) although (c) bought (d) fought
  36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) steak (c) speak (d) meat
  37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) tough (c) although (d) dough
  38. 38.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) breakfast (b) beach (c) weather
  39. 39.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) great (b) beach (c) dead
  40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) boot (b) good (c) book

Answer key

  1. though
  2. head
  3. thought
  4. spoon
  5. rough
  6. meat
  7. goose
  8. brought
  9. rough
  10. ready
  11. though
  12. eat
  13. brought
  14. bought
  15. flood
  16. brought
  17. great
  18. flood
  19. foot
  20. speak
  21. sea
  22. brought
  23. enough
  24. heavy
  25. thought
  26. food
  27. leaf
  28. feather
  29. meat
  30. meat
  31. wood
  32. break
  33. ready
  34. wool
  35. although
  36. steak
  37. tough
  38. beach
  39. dead
  40. boot

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