Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 17 · 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 “aloud”? (a) past (b) hole (c) allowed
2. 2.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
3. 3.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) brought (c) fought (d) tough
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steal”? (a) steel (b) break (c) flour
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
13. 13.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) sale (b) no (c) buy
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knife (c) could
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
19. 19.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knight (c) gnome
27. 27.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) enough (b) tough (c) although
28. 28.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) meat (b) beach (c) bread
29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) passed (b) knot (c) here
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
31. 31.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) tough (c) enough (d) rough
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) book (b) food (c) look (d) good
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) pizza (c) police
36. 36.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) steak (b) health (c) leaf
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) f (b) q (c) d
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
39. 39.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s

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