Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 219 · 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 “oo” sound as the others? (a) boot (b) book (c) look (d) good
2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) made (b) pair (c) aloud
3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) dough (b) although (c) rough
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) through (b) though (c) fought
5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) thought (c) fought (d) dough
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) book (b) tooth (c) blood
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) fought (c) although (d) thought
12. 12.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
13. 13.In “city”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
14. 14.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) enough (b) though (c) rough
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) today
16. 16.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) tough (c) rough (d) thought
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) blew (b) sell (c) knight
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
20. 20.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
21. 21.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “heal”? (a) steal (b) sea (c) heel
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
24. 24.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
25. 25.In “ice”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) great (b) eat (c) heavy
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) moon (b) flood (c) cook
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) activity (c) strength
30. 30.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) enough (c) though (d) although
31. 31.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
33. 33.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) u (b) q (c) l
34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) foreign (c) salmon
35. 35.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) problem (c) about
37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) knife (c) design
38. 38.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) through (b) thought (c) although
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “peace”? (a) eight (b) rows (c) piece
40. 40.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup

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