Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 123 · 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 “sun”? (a) write (b) know (c) son
2. 2.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
4. 4.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
5. 5.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) goose
6. 6.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) j (b) z (c) c
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
12. 12.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) though (b) bought (c) tough
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
15. 15.In “baby”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
16. 16.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) foreign (c) salmon
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) yellow (c) friend
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) crumb (b) knob (c) could
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “passed”? (a) past (b) pear (c) rows
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) blew (b) no (c) by
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “sell”? (a) cell (b) flu (c) past
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) through (b) dough (c) bought
29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) cook (c) food
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “tail”? (a) weight (b) heel (c) tale
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) pear (b) one (c) hole
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) sell (b) blew (c) deer
33. 33.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) heavy (b) feather (c) steak
34. 34.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) team (b) weather (c) leaf
37. 37.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) see (b) blew (c) there
39. 39.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) rough (b) though (c) thought
40. 40.Listen to “photo”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “f”, as in “fan”

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