Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 168 · 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: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) tough (b) bought (c) rough
2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) although (c) brought (d) bought
3. 3.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
4. 4.In “chemist”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
5. 5.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) doubt (c) foreign
6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
7. 7.In “dolphin”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “f”, as in “fan” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
8. 8.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) buy (b) maid (c) night
10. 10.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) though (c) dough
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
12. 12.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) cook (b) school (c) foot
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “no”? (a) rows (b) whole (c) know
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “heal”? (a) new (b) heel (c) know
15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) good (b) wool (c) spoon (d) wood
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) telephone (b) cricket (c) calculator
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “whole”? (a) hole (b) bear (c) berry
19. 19.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) i (b) h (c) a
20. 20.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) d (b) s (c) q
21. 21.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) team (b) bread (c) clean
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) international (c) teacher
23. 23.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) polite (c) seven
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) foreign (c) design
31. 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) breakfast (b) steak (c) dead
32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) honest (c) knob
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) rose (b) flour (c) missed
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) moon (b) flood (c) boot
38. 38.In “come”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

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