Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 208 · 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 word sounds the same as “past”? (a) passed (b) made (c) break
2. 2.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) thought (b) fought (c) enough
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “rode”? (a) plane (b) road (c) maid
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “their”? (a) bury (b) there (c) break
5. 5.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
6. 6.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) bought (b) through (c) rough
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) speak (b) clean (c) break
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “plane”? (a) plain (b) one (c) road
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
12. 12.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) tough (b) fought (c) brought
13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) folk (b) rhyme (c) castle
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “missed”? (a) bare (b) mist (c) blue
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “cell”? (a) weak (b) sell (c) male
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
20. 20.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) wood (b) boot (c) flood
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) suppose (c) panda
22. 22.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) meat (b) pair (c) peace
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) see (b) ate (c) maid
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
27. 27.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) rhyme (c) tomb
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
30. 30.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) cook (b) boot (c) look
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “mist”? (a) bury (b) ate (c) missed
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bare”? (a) waste (b) bear (c) missed
33. 33.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) through (c) though (d) dough
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) moon (b) school (c) spoon (d) foot
38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) speak (b) head (c) health
39. 39.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) rhino (c) foreign
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

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