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Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 191 · 40 questions
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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”.

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  1. 1.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) clean (b) steak (c) dead
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
  5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
  6. 6.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) cook (b) goose (c) blood
  7. 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) collect
  10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) whole (b) maid (c) no
  11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) alligator (c) sister
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) steal (b) knot (c) meat
  16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) see (b) by (c) peace
  17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
  18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) passed (b) one (c) their
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
  20. 20.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) tough (c) although
  21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mist”? (a) steel (b) missed (c) brake
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) foreign (c) would
  23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) pear (b) hole (c) sea
  24. 24.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) tooth (b) food (c) foot
  25. 25.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
  26. 26.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) g (b) n (c) i
  27. 27.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
  28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) knew (b) heel (c) missed
  29. 29.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) through (b) though (c) fought
  30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bury”? (a) berry (b) weak (c) sea
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) maid (b) toe (c) week
  33. 33.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
  36. 36.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) hook (b) tooth (c) wood
  37. 37.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
  38. 38.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) flood
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b

Answer key

  1. dead
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. a
  5. an
  6. blood
  7. an
  8. b
  9. problem
  10. maid
  11. shirt
  12. 1
  13. bra
  14. w
  15. knot
  16. see
  17. a
  18. passed
  19. h
  20. tough
  21. missed
  22. would
  23. sea
  24. foot
  25. nus
  26. i
  27. to
  28. knew
  29. fought
  30. berry
  31. u
  32. maid
  33. a
  34. 2
  35. a
  36. tooth
  37. a
  38. flood
  39. 3
  40. b

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