Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 137 · 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 do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
2. 2.Listen to “face”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
4. 4.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) r (b) j (c) v
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “right”? (a) grown (b) write (c) made
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
8. 8.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) answer (b) lamb (c) rhyme
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “no”? (a) know (b) rode (c) bear
12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) flood (b) boot (c) pool (d) spoon
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “dear”? (a) passed (b) steel (c) deer
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) about
16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) talk (c) sword
17. 17.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
18. 18.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) polite (c) cobra
20. 20.Listen to “phone”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
22. 22.Listen to “cry”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) tough (c) through (d) enough
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tow”? (a) knew (b) toe (c) their
26. 26.In “gym”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
27. 27.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
28. 28.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) brought (b) though (c) rough
29. 29.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) lesson (c) today
36. 36.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) feather (c) eat (d) sea
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) p (b) h (c) i
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “by”? (a) buy (b) road (c) tale

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