Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 136 · 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 “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
3. 3.Listen to “cake”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
4. 4.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
6. 6.In “cent”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) comma
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) understanding (b) monkey (c) electricity
12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “there”? (a) their (b) bury (c) meat
13. 13.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
14. 14.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) fought (b) dough (c) rough
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) week (b) there (c) pear
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) hear (b) groan (c) blue
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
18. 18.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) tooth (b) blood (c) wool
19. 19.In “come”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “allowed”? (a) passed (b) aloud (c) dear
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) dough (b) bought (c) rough
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) steal (b) here (c) rode
24. 24.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
25. 25.In “cry”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) breakfast (b) steak (c) clean
27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) school (c) understanding
28. 28.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
29. 29.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
32. 32.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) by (b) meet (c) see
34. 34.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) invitation (b) shirt (c) rabbit
36. 36.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) could (b) ghost (c) crumb
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) sea (b) health (c) steak
39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) head (b) team (c) clean (d) beach
40. 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a

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