Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 106 · 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 word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) rose (b) mist (c) night
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) there (b) blew (c) deer
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) pizza (c) collect
6. 6.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
7. 7.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) food (c) book
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
11. 11.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) alive (c) zebra
13. 13.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) eat (b) great (c) steak (d) break
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) table (c) personality
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) ago (c) salad
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) food (b) school (c) pool (d) book
21. 21.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) p (b) b (c) a
22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “cell”? (a) there (b) here (c) sell
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) dough (b) enough (c) though
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) sale (b) pair (c) not
27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knob (b) gnat (c) rhino
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) comma (c) extra
29. 29.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
30. 30.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) speak (b) teach (c) eat (d) steak
31. 31.In “young”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) fought (c) rough (d) tough
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) about
34. 34.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) thought (b) though (c) rough
35. 35.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) blood
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
38. 38.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) boot (b) hook (c) tooth
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go

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