Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 22 · 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’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) m (b) q (c) d
2. 2.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) dough (b) bought (c) rough
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “road”? (a) not (b) weight (c) rode
5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
6. 6.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knife (b) gnat (c) rhino
7. 7.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) boot (b) good (c) food
8. 8.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
9. 9.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flower”? (a) flour (b) not (c) heal
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
12. 12.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knife (b) crumb (c) wrap
14. 14.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) wool (b) moon (c) flood
15. 15.Listen to “page”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
16. 16.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) cook (b) school (c) blood
17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) knit (c) folk
18. 18.Listen to “city”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) weather (b) break (c) head
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) mail (b) waist (c) meat
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) yolk (c) knot
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) police (c) asleep
27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) though (c) although (d) dough
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) ago (c) about
29. 29.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
30. 30.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) rough (c) enough (d) through
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) open (c) polite
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “tow”? (a) plane (b) maid (c) toe
35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) half (b) write (c) knob
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “allowed”? (a) aloud (b) heel (c) break
38. 38.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3

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