Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 107 · 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 “son”? (a) plane (b) sun (c) bury
2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) ghost (c) could
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen to “page”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
7. 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “tow”? (a) toe (b) grown (c) break
9. 9.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) cook (b) good (c) goose
10. 10.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) knit (c) ghost
11. 11.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) enough (c) tough (d) rough
13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) honest (b) wrist (c) kneel
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) flood (b) pool (c) wool
16. 16.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) dough (b) tough (c) fought
17. 17.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) though (b) tough (c) brought
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waste”? (a) waist (b) passed (c) here
19. 19.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) cobra (c) alive
21. 21.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) moon (b) hook (c) flood
22. 22.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) spoon (b) look (c) cook
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) balloon (c) problem
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) cobra (c) contain
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “tail”? (a) dear (b) tale (c) break
27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) dead (c) weather
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) weather (b) health (c) bread (d) peach
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) yolk (b) salmon (c) whole
38. 38.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) dream (b) health (c) great
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) complete (c) open

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