Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 110 · 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.In “photo”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
2. 2.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) wrap (c) knot
4. 4.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) brought (c) tough (d) enough
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) knife (c) answer
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “rose”? (a) mist (b) rows (c) dear
9. 9.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
10. 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) sweater (b) peach (c) break
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) great (b) heavy (c) meat
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
14. 14.Listen to “photo”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “f”, as in “fan” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) seat (b) teach (c) meat (d) break
18. 18.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
19. 19.In “cry”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
20. 20.In “music”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
23. 23.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) foot (b) pool (c) book
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “aloud”? (a) meat (b) allowed (c) weight
25. 25.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) dough (b) enough (c) thought
26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnat (b) honest (c) tomb
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
30. 30.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) tough (c) rough (d) enough
31. 31.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
32. 32.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) support
36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “knot”? (a) eight (b) not (c) write
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) knot (c) knife
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “weight”? (a) sale (b) bury (c) wait
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “steel”? (a) weight (b) steal (c) tow

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