Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 192 · 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: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) fought (b) although (c) enough
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) rode (b) flour (c) know
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) although (b) enough (c) through
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) tough (c) dough (d) though
11. 11.Listen to “cup”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
12. 12.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) whole (c) sign
13. 13.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) dear (b) piece (c) won
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
21. 21.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) hook
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) holiday (c) earth
25. 25.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “by”? (a) past (b) buy (c) missed
27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) reign (b) listen (c) sign
28. 28.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
29. 29.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) tough (b) fought (c) enough
30. 30.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) collect (c) zebra
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meet”? (a) no (b) meat (c) male
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) focus (c) contain
34. 34.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
35. 35.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
36. 36.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “dear”? (a) one (b) bear (c) deer
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t

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