Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 154 · 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.Which word sounds exactly like “weight”? (a) flower (b) rows (c) wait
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) open (c) police
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) thought (b) rough (c) through
5. 5.Listen to “gym”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
6. 6.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) feather (b) heavy (c) beach
9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) sea (b) dream (c) health
10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) though (c) dough (d) although
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) see (b) bear (c) know
14. 14.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) team (b) sweater (c) great
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) around (c) bonus
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) blue (b) hole (c) no
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
19. 19.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) possibility (c) friend
21. 21.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) enough (b) through (c) though
23. 23.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
24. 24.Listen to “happy”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
25. 25.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
26. 26.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) steak (c) great (d) ready
27. 27.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) school (b) foot (c) good
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) hospital (c) mango
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
32. 32.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
33. 33.In “cake”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) today (c) extra
35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) speak (b) clean (c) feather
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) good (b) spoon (c) pool (d) tooth
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t

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