Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 119 · 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 “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) steal (b) tow (c) dear
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) listen (b) knob (c) reign
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “heal”? (a) sea (b) knot (c) heel
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “road”? (a) rode (b) maid (c) heel
7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dead (b) beach (c) breakfast (d) heavy
8. 8.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
9. 9.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
10. 10.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
11. 11.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) through (b) thought (c) though
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) asked (c) information
13. 13.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) break (c) health (d) great
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “know”? (a) rows (b) no (c) blew
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
19. 19.In “cake”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) weight (b) sale (c) hear
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
22. 22.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) tough (c) rough (d) fought
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) rows (b) whole (c) right
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “write”? (a) whole (b) deer (c) right
26. 26.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) cook (c) spoon
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
30. 30.In “chef”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
32. 32.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) sea (b) dead (c) eat
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
34. 34.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) foot (b) school (c) blood
35. 35.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
37. 37.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “rose”? (a) weak (b) berry (c) rows
39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) eat (b) beach (c) break
40. 40.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa

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