Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 207 · 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 does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) though (c) dough (d) although
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “knew”? (a) week (b) by (c) new
3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) window (b) holiday (c) imagination
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) caterpillar (c) pencil
5. 5.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) thought (c) bought
6. 6.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) meat (b) great (c) weather
7. 7.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) weather (b) meat (c) beach
9. 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) g (b) m (c) j
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “rows”? (a) sell (b) sun (c) rose
11. 11.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knight (c) rhyme
13. 13.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) look (b) flood (c) blood
14. 14.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
19. 19.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) meat (b) made (c) sail
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
24. 24.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
25. 25.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
28. 28.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “whole”? (a) buy (b) eight (c) hole
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “deer”? (a) knight (b) blue (c) dear
31. 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) heavy (c) speak
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “cell”? (a) won (b) see (c) sell
33. 33.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) peach (b) breakfast (c) team
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
35. 35.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) a (b) p (c) c
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
38. 38.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) goose (b) blood (c) cook
39. 39.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) eat (b) heavy (c) teach

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