Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 180 · 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 “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
2. 2.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) open (c) about
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) break (b) meat (c) sea
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) week (b) son (c) see
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
14. 14.Listen to “rose”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) walk (c) whistle
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) extra (c) alive
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) support (c) open
18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) kneel (c) foreign
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) steak (c) dead (d) great
21. 21.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
22. 22.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) look
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) fought (b) tough (c) dough
25. 25.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) dead (b) weather (c) leaf
26. 26.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “weight”? (a) ate (b) knew (c) wait
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.In “giraffe”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) today
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) weight (b) sea (c) heel
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meet”? (a) berry (b) meat (c) not
34. 34.In “sky”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
35. 35.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) g (b) t (c) q
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) teach (b) steak (c) health
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) enough (b) through (c) dough

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