Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 181 · 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 “young”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “male”? (a) flew (b) hole (c) mail
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
6. 6.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) tomb (c) knight
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) beach (b) ready (c) feather
8. 8.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
11. 11.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) good (c) wool
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) pair (b) sale (c) see
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) beach (b) bread (c) head (d) breakfast
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
19. 19.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) hole (b) son (c) ate
21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) knight (c) yolk
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
23. 23.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “bury”? (a) waist (b) peace (c) berry
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) reign (c) kneel
27. 27.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) head (b) meat (c) ready
28. 28.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
29. 29.In “young”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “break”? (a) brake (b) their (c) aloud
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
36. 36.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “their”? (a) brake (b) there (c) no
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
39. 39.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) pool (b) blood (c) wool
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) bonus (c) today

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