Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 162 · 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 letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tow”? (a) bury (b) toe (c) tail
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) cloud (b) vocabulary (c) invitation
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “by”? (a) ate (b) buy (c) knot
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) today (c) season
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “cell”? (a) aloud (b) sell (c) won
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) ate (b) mail (c) flour
9. 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) i (b) p (c) x
10. 10.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) tooth (b) boot (c) hook
11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
12. 12.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
13. 13.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) comb (c) gnat
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
16. 16.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tail”? (a) tale (b) eight (c) wait
18. 18.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) good (b) spoon (c) food (d) boot
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) season (c) panda
21. 21.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) spoon (b) flood (c) tooth
22. 22.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) bought (c) thought (d) brought
23. 23.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) meet (b) flour (c) by
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
30. 30.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
31. 31.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) waste (b) meat (c) brake
36. 36.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) a (b) r (c) w
37. 37.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) fought (b) dough (c) enough
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) head (b) steak (c) peach
40. 40.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze

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