Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 101 · 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.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
2. 2.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) cook (c) boot
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
4. 4.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
6. 6.In “goat”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
7. 7.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
8. 8.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
10. 10.Listen to “page”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) contain (c) happen
12. 12.Listen to “giant”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “groan”? (a) hear (b) grown (c) rose
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) about (c) asleep
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) ghost (c) knife
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) today (c) suppose
22. 22.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
23. 23.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) contain (c) sofa
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
28. 28.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) rough (c) tough (d) through
29. 29.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) a (b) o (c) l
30. 30.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) great (b) feather (c) sea
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
33. 33.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) not (b) passed (c) whole
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) yolk (c) sword
40. 40.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it

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