Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 132 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) teach (b) break (c) leaf
3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) kneel (c) plumber
4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) fought (c) dough (d) though
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
8. 8.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) feather (b) health (c) beach (d) dead
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
11. 11.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) j (b) q (c) a
12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) dream (b) breakfast (c) break
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) sea (b) dead (c) great
17. 17.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) i (b) r (c) j
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) bright (b) biology (c) vocabulary
21. 21.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
23. 23.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) peach (b) weather (c) feather
24. 24.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) food (b) look (c) wool
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) see (b) waist (c) mist
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “maid”? (a) write (b) sale (c) made
27. 27.Listen to “face”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) team (c) health
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l
30. 30.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
32. 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) foot (b) boot (c) good
33. 33.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) cook (b) blood (c) moon
34. 34.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) seat (b) head (c) feather
35. 35.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) thought (b) rough (c) though
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) happen (c) collect
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dream (b) break (c) great (d) steak
40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) spoon (b) school (c) pool (d) wood

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