Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 173 · 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 to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
2. 2.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) school (c) food
3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knight”? (a) hole (b) night (c) weight
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “sale”? (a) sun (b) grown (c) sail
5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
8. 8.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
10. 10.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) peach (b) eat (c) breakfast (d) leaf
12. 12.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) seat (b) steak (c) peach
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) computer (c) caterpillar
18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) plumber
19. 19.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) flood (b) look (c) food
20. 20.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) clean (b) break (c) sea
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “their”? (a) write (b) berry (c) there
22. 22.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
23. 23.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) break (b) head (c) eat
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
25. 25.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) although (b) dough (c) rough
26. 26.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) foot (b) flood (c) school
27. 27.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) great (b) weather (c) team
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “road”? (a) rode (b) their (c) son
29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) could
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnat (b) knight (c) wrist
32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) debt (c) talk
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) their (b) waste (c) road
34. 34.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “VIP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) heavy (b) meat (c) break
38. 38.Listen to “teacher”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
39. 39.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g

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