Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 153 · 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 which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) tough (b) although (c) through
2. 2.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) i (b) t (c) l
3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) health (b) peach (c) break
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) fought (b) tough (c) though
5. 5.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “there”? (a) their (b) cell (c) whole
7. 7.In “my”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
8. 8.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) flood (b) pool (c) book
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) sign (c) folk
11. 11.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) teach (b) meat (c) head
12. 12.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) kneel (c) crumb
14. 14.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) fought (b) though (c) brought
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “dear”? (a) road (b) deer (c) groan
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) spoon (b) boot (c) goose (d) good
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) lemon
18. 18.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) look (b) school (c) cook
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
22. 22.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) enough
24. 24.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
27. 27.In “orange”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “week”? (a) weak (b) past (c) one
32. 32.In “machine”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
33. 33.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) beach (b) dream (c) break
34. 34.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “groan”? (a) grown (b) pair (c) flower
36. 36.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
38. 38.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) m (b) p (c) e
39. 39.In “music”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) would (c) reign

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