Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 188 · 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 “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) teach (c) steak (d) great
3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) tomb
4. 4.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) thought (b) though (c) although
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) road (b) tale (c) knight
6. 6.Listen to “cup”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) heavy (b) speak (c) breakfast
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
9. 9.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) goose (b) good (c) food
10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) brought (c) although (d) bought
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
12. 12.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) brought (b) dough (c) rough
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) bare (b) won (c) waste
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
16. 16.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) comb (c) answer
18. 18.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) v (b) o (c) s
19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “peace”? (a) sail (b) piece (c) dear
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
21. 21.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
22. 22.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) moon (b) spoon (c) good
23. 23.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) bought (b) dough (c) rough
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
25. 25.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) i (b) u (c) q
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waist”? (a) aloud (b) steal (c) waste
30. 30.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) soften (c) knob
33. 33.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
34. 34.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) enough (c) rough
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “new”? (a) their (b) flour (c) knew
36. 36.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “know”? (a) blue (b) no (c) peace
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “right”? (a) write (b) sea (c) meat
39. 39.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
40. 40.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a

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