Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 200 · 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.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) sea (b) great (c) eat
2. 2.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) j (b) y (c) i
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
4. 4.Listen to “fly”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) cricket (c) watermelon
6. 6.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
7. 7.In “funny”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
8. 8.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) method (c) problem
10. 10.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
11. 11.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) rough (b) fought (c) though
12. 12.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) c (b) y (c) z
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) steak (b) health (c) dream
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen to “sun”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
18. 18.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
20. 20.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) although (b) dough (c) tough
21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) ghost (c) fasten
22. 22.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
23. 23.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) design (b) ghost (c) knob
25. 25.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) break (b) breakfast (c) eat
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
28. 28.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) good (c) school
30. 30.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) listen (b) sign (c) write
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “dear”? (a) deer (b) here (c) mail
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) y (b) w (c) o
38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) wrist (c) castle
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) method (c) about
40. 40.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wood”? (a) book (b) food (c) spoon

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