Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 195 · 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 word has 5 syllables? (a) pencil (b) cloud (c) examination
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “plain”? (a) plane (b) allowed (c) pair
5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) break (c) teach (d) steak
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sea (b) bread (c) peach (d) teach
7. 7.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
8. 8.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
9. 9.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) through (b) enough (c) fought
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plain”? (a) pair (b) blue (c) plane
11. 11.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) rabbit (c) asked
13. 13.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
14. 14.In “yes”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
15. 15.In “goat”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
16. 16.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) through (b) rough (c) bought
17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) castle (c) kneel
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flu”? (a) buy (b) heal (c) flew
19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) rhino (c) could
20. 20.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) sweater (b) breakfast (c) teach
21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) dough (b) though (c) brought
22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) lamb (c) salmon
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “tow”? (a) mist (b) toe (c) heel
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
27. 27.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) book (b) food (c) wood
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) flood (b) spoon (c) hook
31. 31.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) good (b) food (c) tooth
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) open
34. 34.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
36. 36.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) enough (b) bought (c) tough
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
38. 38.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) c (b) g (c) t
39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yellow (b) activity (c) umbrella
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “steel”? (a) steal (b) plane (c) flu

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