Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 115 · 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 “steal”? (a) weak (b) steel (c) aloud
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “grown”? (a) week (b) knew (c) groan
3. 3.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
6. 6.In “sit”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) break (b) meat (c) bread
9. 9.Listen to “city”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
10. 10.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) could (c) rhyme
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
13. 13.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) enough (b) dough (c) through
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “meat”? (a) tail (b) meet (c) hear
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “berry”? (a) not (b) bury (c) bare
16. 16.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) l (b) q (c) j
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) peach (b) steak (c) break (d) great
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
21. 21.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) though (b) rough (c) fought
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) people (c) potato
23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) fought (c) dough (d) although
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
25. 25.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) balloon (c) police
27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) knit (c) walk
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
29. 29.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
30. 30.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) although (b) rough (c) through
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) rough (c) although (d) dough
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) reign (b) would (c) kneel
36. 36.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) food (b) cook (c) foot
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) sofa
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “write”? (a) berry (b) brake (c) right

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