Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 212 · 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 “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “son”? (a) know (b) sun (c) wait
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steel”? (a) no (b) steal (c) ate
5. 5.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) health (b) weather (c) peach
9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) dead (b) team (c) bread
10. 10.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) comb (c) knob
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) flower (b) waist (c) won
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) cloud (c) paper
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) h (c) f
14. 14.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) though (b) enough (c) thought
15. 15.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
16. 16.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) peach (b) leaf (c) feather
17. 17.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
18. 18.Listen to “music”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “knot”? (a) sun (b) night (c) not
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
21. 21.Listen to “gym”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) crumb (c) fasten
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) c (b) r (c) q
25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) soften (c) knife
26. 26.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) thought (b) enough (c) tough
27. 27.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) y (b) m (c) c
28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) fasten (c) answer
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
32. 32.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) eat (b) health (c) break
33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) tough (c) brought (d) rough
34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) water (c) electricity
35. 35.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) p (b) g (c) j
36. 36.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) brought (b) thought (c) enough
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) though (b) brought (c) rough
39. 39.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) book (b) flood (c) pool

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