Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 159 · 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 “son”? (a) new (b) sun (c) mail
2. 2.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) r (b) f (c) b
3. 3.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) book (b) blood (c) goose
4. 4.Listen to “rose”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) rhino (c) debt
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
9. 9.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) spoon (b) cook (c) flood
10. 10.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) weak (b) break (c) pear
14. 14.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
18. 18.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “weak”? (a) night (b) weight (c) week
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
22. 22.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) reign (c) gnome
24. 24.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
25. 25.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) dough (b) thought (c) though
26. 26.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) school
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “their”? (a) piece (b) there (c) waist
32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) wrap
33. 33.In “rose”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “maid”? (a) passed (b) whole (c) made
36. 36.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) goose (b) book (c) blood
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
38. 38.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) thought (b) although (c) enough
39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) half (c) kneel
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n

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