Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 138 · 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 and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) dough (b) rough (c) thought
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
4. 4.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
5. 5.Listen to “giant”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
6. 6.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
7. 7.Listen to “dolphin”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “p”, as in “pen”
8. 8.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) eat (b) bread (c) feather (d) dead
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
10. 10.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) piece (b) knot (c) one
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
14. 14.Listen to “happy”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) monkey (c) curiosity
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “male”? (a) mail (b) week (c) sea
17. 17.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) p (b) o (c) u
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
20. 20.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) contain (c) about
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) school (b) foot (c) good (d) wood
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) head (b) teach (c) team
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
28. 28.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) boot (b) blood (c) hook
29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) fought (c) bought (d) rough
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “meat”? (a) meet (b) knew (c) week
31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) gnome (c) yolk
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) salad (c) collect
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
36. 36.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) boot (b) blood (c) wool
37. 37.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h

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