Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 198 · 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: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) celebration (c) tomato
3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) listen (c) gnome
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) through (b) brought (c) dough
5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “berry”? (a) bury (b) know (c) meat
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
8. 8.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
9. 9.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) book (b) blood (c) good (d) wool
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “brake”? (a) waist (b) knot (c) break
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) knight (c) crumb
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) eight (b) passed (c) piece
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) hook (c) spoon (d) look
17. 17.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meet”? (a) eight (b) meat (c) rose
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
20. 20.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) sea (b) steak (c) head
21. 21.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) complete (c) open
23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) fought (c) rough (d) enough
24. 24.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) teach (c) dream (d) seat
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “missed”? (a) see (b) mist (c) tail
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
29. 29.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) bought (b) though (c) through
30. 30.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knight”? (a) tow (b) son (c) night
32. 32.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
33. 33.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) pair (b) one (c) buy
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) butterfly (c) mango
36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) tomb (c) foreign
37. 37.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) cell (b) flour (c) missed
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1

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