Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 216 · 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 has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) lamb
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “sun”? (a) son (b) piece (c) hear
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) comma (c) today
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
5. 5.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) brought (b) thought (c) dough
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) problem
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) balloon (c) salad
8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) honest (c) doubt
9. 9.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) health (b) beach (c) eat
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) window (c) telephone
12. 12.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) b (b) r (c) g
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
14. 14.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) cook (b) good (c) spoon
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steal”? (a) deer (b) steel (c) rode
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) foot (b) food (c) spoon (d) moon
18. 18.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) moon (b) foot (c) book
19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) thought (c) though (d) bought
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) tomb (b) whole (c) foreign
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) square (c) garden
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) meat (b) son (c) tail
25. 25.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
26. 26.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) brought (b) tough (c) dough
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “grown”? (a) meet (b) groan (c) their
28. 28.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
29. 29.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) newspaper (c) people
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) bury (b) steel (c) blew
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
33. 33.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) castle (c) kneel
34. 34.In “goat”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) pair (b) sell (c) wait
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
37. 37.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) fasten (c) gnome
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
39. 39.In “city”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
40. 40.Listen to “chair”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”

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