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Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 206 · 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.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “week”? (a) weak (b) rode (c) male
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) avocado (b) yellow (c) plant
  8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
  9. 9.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
  10. 10.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) fought (c) thought
  11. 11.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) k (b) u (c) j
  12. 12.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
  13. 13.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
  14. 14.Listen to “sure”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
  15. 15.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
  16. 16.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  18. 18.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) boot (c) pool
  19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “cell”? (a) blew (b) weak (c) sell
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  21. 21.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) meat (b) sea (c) leaf (d) feather
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) today (c) lesson
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) h (c) r
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
  33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) salad
  34. 34.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
  35. 35.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
  36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) seat (b) head (c) dead (d) breakfast
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) a (b) v (c) u
  39. 39.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) bought (b) enough (c) thought
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. g
  2. weak
  3. w
  4. w
  5. u
  6. 4
  7. yellow
  8. b
  9. ma
  10. dough
  11. j
  12. a
  13. con
  14. “sh”, as in “shop”
  15. ad
  16. SED
  17. l
  18. blood
  19. sell
  20. g
  21. feather
  22. g
  23. w
  24. k
  25. lesson
  26. g
  27. l
  28. l
  29. b
  30. h
  31. 1
  32. za
  33. support
  34. od
  35. za
  36. seat
  37. 3
  38. u
  39. enough
  40. 2

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