Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 14 · 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.In “happy”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “passed”? (a) tail (b) sale (c) past
3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) weather (b) dead (c) teach (d) feather
4. 4.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) write (c) comb
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) hook (b) wood (c) good (d) moon
7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) tough (c) fought (d) rough
8. 8.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “missed”? (a) piece (b) whole (c) mist
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flu”? (a) their (b) flew (c) by
11. 11.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
15. 15.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) although (b) thought (c) rough
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
18. 18.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) head (b) break (c) feather
22. 22.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) fasten
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) sofa (c) polite
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “wait”? (a) weight (b) road (c) know
26. 26.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) look
27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) great (b) sweater (c) dream
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) good (c) spoon
30. 30.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) possibility (c) butterfly
33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
34. 34.Listen to “bus”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
35. 35.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
38. 38.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “knew”? (a) groan (b) new (c) deer
40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) could (c) whistle

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