Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 175 · 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 does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) team (b) meat (c) break (d) clean
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “aloud”? (a) toe (b) meat (c) allowed
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) beach (b) break (c) head
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) tooth (b) flood (c) blood
7. 7.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) w (b) c (c) r
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) tooth (b) foot (c) wood
9. 9.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) bought (b) though (c) tough
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) great (b) health (c) peach
12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) book (b) wood (c) flood (d) good
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “road”? (a) peace (b) rode (c) plain
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) mango (c) yesterday
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) dream (b) breakfast (c) health
20. 20.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) through (b) though (c) fought
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “know”? (a) hole (b) plain (c) no
23. 23.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) great (b) weather (c) clean
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “plain”? (a) plane (b) blew (c) allowed
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) bought (b) tough (c) though
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “berry”? (a) flour (b) aloud (c) bury
31. 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) meat (b) head (c) sea
32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) knife (c) reign
33. 33.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) support (c) bonus
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
37. 37.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
39. 39.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) though (b) rough (c) brought
40. 40.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knob (b) knot (c) wrist

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