Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 165 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) through (b) fought (c) tough
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
5. 5.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) meat (b) mist (c) pair
8. 8.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) examination (c) watermelon
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) flu (b) rode (c) their
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) look (b) school (c) flood
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “road”? (a) pair (b) night (c) rode
17. 17.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) cook (b) good (c) moon
18. 18.In “graph”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) doubt (c) folk
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) tail (b) toe (c) new
22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “heel”? (a) allowed (b) heal (c) blue
23. 23.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
24. 24.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) although (b) fought (c) through
25. 25.In “rice”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
26. 26.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) a (b) c (c) z
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steel”? (a) here (b) steal (c) son
30. 30.Listen to “sure”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flew”? (a) tale (b) sail (c) flu
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
36. 36.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen to “try”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”

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