Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 184 · 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 letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) season
4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) book (b) blood (c) wool (d) good
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
8. 8.Listen to “sure”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) rhino (c) whole
11. 11.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
13. 13.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “BSc”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) f (c) l
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “rode”? (a) road (b) know (c) ate
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “no”? (a) bare (b) know (c) weight
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) bought
19. 19.In “school”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
20. 20.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) gnome (c) knit
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “toe”? (a) tow (b) son (c) meat
25. 25.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) breakfast (b) dead (c) dream
27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) soften (b) knot (c) lamb
28. 28.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) one (b) ate (c) pair
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) here (b) heel (c) ate
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) whistle (c) knight
33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) weather (b) heavy (c) peach (d) feather
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) sea (b) feather (c) dead
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “groan”? (a) maid (b) grown (c) eight
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u

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