Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 210 · 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 letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
3. 3.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) fought (b) enough (c) though
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “brake”? (a) sell (b) break (c) right
9. 9.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) through (c) although
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) x (b) y (c) f
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) bear (b) peace (c) won
15. 15.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
16. 16.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) plane (b) right (c) steel
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) road (b) eight (c) their
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
21. 21.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) great (c) break (d) weather
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) f (b) b (c) x
26. 26.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) cook (c) boot
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
29. 29.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) health (b) sweater (c) leaf
30. 30.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
32. 32.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) examination (b) school (c) yesterday
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) comma (c) police
38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) listen (c) answer
39. 39.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

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