Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 11 · 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 letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) sword (c) reign
3. 3.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
5. 5.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
7. 7.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) head (b) speak (c) bread
9. 9.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) wood (b) pool (c) blood
16. 16.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
18. 18.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) bread (b) steak (c) breakfast
19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) meat (b) seat (c) team (d) great
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) earth (c) answer
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) cook (c) moon
26. 26.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) seven
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
29. 29.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) thought (b) though (c) rough
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wood”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) flood
31. 31.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) rough (c) enough (d) tough
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) sword (c) crumb
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) kneel (c) plumber
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) seven (c) again
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “dear”? (a) new (b) deer (c) missed
40. 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an

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