Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 176 · 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.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) weather (b) dead (c) peach
2. 2.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cloud (b) together (c) curiosity
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) school (b) caterpillar (c) holiday
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
12. 12.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) hole (b) know (c) ate
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) foot (b) wool (c) cook (d) boot
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “plane”? (a) tail (b) plain (c) maid
16. 16.Listen to “sun”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
17. 17.Listen to “photo”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “p”, as in “pen”
18. 18.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) enough (c) rough (d) tough
20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) foreign (c) knob
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) rough (b) through (c) brought
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “missed”? (a) sail (b) passed (c) mist
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “bear”? (a) flu (b) heel (c) bare
26. 26.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) cook (b) goose (c) food
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) panda (c) about
28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “their”? (a) right (b) knot (c) there
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) foot (b) look (c) cook (d) food
36. 36.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) thought (b) though (c) rough
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “sun”? (a) break (b) eight (c) son
39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knot (c) foreign
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake

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