Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 221 · 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.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) fought (c) through
2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) ready (b) leaf (c) health (d) bread
3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dream (b) steak (c) sea (d) speak
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
5. 5.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) knight (c) folk
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wood (b) flood (c) book (d) good
7. 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) blue (b) knot (c) sell
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) enough (b) bought (c) though
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) balloon (c) complete
19. 19.In “sky”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) break (c) steak (d) team
21. 21.In “machine”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) cobra (c) open
24. 24.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) water (b) newspaper (c) hippopotamus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) again (c) lesson
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) heal (b) steal (c) blue
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) dead (b) bread (c) seat
33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) pool (b) school (c) food (d) cook
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
35. 35.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) u (b) f (c) p
40. 40.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”

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