Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 103 · 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 word sounds the same as “past”? (a) flower (b) passed (c) plane
2. 2.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “allowed”? (a) wait (b) aloud (c) weak
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) understanding (b) help (c) opportunity
5. 5.In “sun”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) ate (b) plain (c) steel
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
10. 10.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
11. 11.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) contain (c) method
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) could
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) pear (b) blew (c) flour
17. 17.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) look (b) cook (c) pool
18. 18.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) school (b) goose (c) blood
19. 19.In “come”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
23. 23.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) no (b) knot (c) groan
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “flu”? (a) waste (b) peace (c) flew
26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) write (c) rhyme
27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “grown”? (a) buy (b) see (c) groan
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) moon (b) wool (c) school
30. 30.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
31. 31.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
32. 32.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) enough (b) tough (c) brought
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) film (c) butterfly
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
36. 36.Listen to “bag”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) contain (c) awake
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “see”? (a) new (b) sea (c) male

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