Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 100 · 40 questions

How to say it (Hear it, then spell it): Say the word in beats and count them. Watch for silent letters and for spellings with more than one sound. Say the weak syllables lightly, as “uh”.

1. 1.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) gnat (c) write
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen to “cent”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
5. 5.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
7. 7.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) dough (b) bought (c) enough
8. 8.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) won (b) toe (c) hole
10. 10.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) q (b) w (c) c
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) great (c) break (d) meat
12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) health (b) steak (c) breakfast
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
15. 15.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) contain (c) drama
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) steal (b) toe (c) their
19. 19.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) whistle (b) fasten (c) reign
21. 21.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
22. 22.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) head (b) steak (c) dream
23. 23.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
24. 24.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
26. 26.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen to “page”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) though (c) although (d) bought
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) thought (c) although
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “no”? (a) by (b) know (c) won
36. 36.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) through (b) rough (c) dough
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
38. 38.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “BSc”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) waste (b) pear (c) meet
40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) breakfast (b) weather (c) teach

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