Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 190 · 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 part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) open (c) comma
3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) peach (b) weather (c) great
4. 4.Listen to “sit”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
5. 5.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
8. 8.Listen to “dolphin”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) alive (c) drama
11. 11.Listen to “city”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
13. 13.In “yellow”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) beach (b) feather (c) teach (d) peach
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
16. 16.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “knot”? (a) bare (b) flu (c) not
21. 21.In “ice”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “rode”? (a) road (b) flower (c) night
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) enough (b) dough (c) thought
24. 24.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) fasten (c) kneel
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
28. 28.In “my”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) see (b) by (c) groan
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
33. 33.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) look (c) school
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
35. 35.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) sea (b) great (c) ready
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) l (b) i (c) d
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) jumped (b) tomato (c) university
39. 39.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) breakfast (b) feather (c) weather (d) dream

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