Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 155 · 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 to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
2. 2.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) wool (b) boot (c) flood
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knight”? (a) pair (b) night (c) week
8. 8.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) w (b) y (c) j
9. 9.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) meat (b) groan (c) heal
11. 11.In “nose”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) ready (b) meat (c) break
13. 13.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) deer (b) allowed (c) knew
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) breakfast (b) steak (c) sweater
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) walk (c) design
18. 18.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) r (b) c (c) e
19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sun”? (a) no (b) son (c) weak
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
25. 25.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) o (b) y (c) q
26. 26.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) cook (b) food (c) moon (d) pool
27. 27.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
28. 28.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
29. 29.In “giraffe”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) steak (b) seat (c) heavy
31. 31.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
32. 32.In “gift”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) here (b) bare (c) aloud
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l

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