Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 16 · 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 has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) yolk (c) castle
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “sun”? (a) son (b) flu (c) there
4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
5. 5.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) book (b) food (c) tooth
6. 6.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) hole (b) write (c) maid
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cactus (c) method
12. 12.Listen to “cry”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
13. 13.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) sofa (c) correct
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “night”? (a) tail (b) knight (c) wait
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) seven (c) about
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knot”? (a) steel (b) rode (c) not
19. 19.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) thought (b) although (c) tough
20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) dough (c) though (d) although
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
22. 22.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) tooth (b) moon (c) pool (d) wool
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) see (b) flew (c) flower
25. 25.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) p (b) f (c) j
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) dead (b) leaf (c) great
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “week”? (a) sun (b) tale (c) weak
29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “passed”? (a) past (b) road (c) waste
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
31. 31.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) maid (b) sun (c) whole
34. 34.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) tough (b) although (c) fought
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “flu”? (a) right (b) knot (c) flew
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
38. 38.In “gym”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) great (b) sea (c) sweater

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