Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 102 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.In “cell”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
4. 4.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) ghost (c) soften
5. 5.In “rose”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
6. 6.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) brought (c) dough
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) collect
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “no”? (a) eight (b) rose (c) know
9. 9.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) weather (b) leaf (c) head
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
12. 12.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
13. 13.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mail”? (a) tail (b) male (c) flu
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) tomato (c) picture
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) knight (b) sun (c) flour
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) knight (c) write
21. 21.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) eat (b) seat (c) break
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) hole (b) maid (c) know
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) collect
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
28. 28.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
29. 29.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
32. 32.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) u (b) l (c) e
33. 33.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
35. 35.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) computer (b) doctor (c) electricity
37. 37.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) book (b) good (c) pool
38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) heavy (b) peach (c) leaf
39. 39.Listen to “sky”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c

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