Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 222 · 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 “b”? (a) tomb (b) foreign (c) whistle
2. 2.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
3. 3.In “city”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
4. 4.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) sweater (b) weather (c) dream
5. 5.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
9. 9.Listen to “phone”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) blew (b) sun (c) meet
12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) no (b) flower (c) right
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steal”? (a) steel (b) by (c) son
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
15. 15.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) b (b) y (c) a
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.In “elephant”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “p”, as in “pen”
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) tomato (c) film
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) open (c) alive
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “weight”? (a) wait (b) heel (c) brake
26. 26.In “cry”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
30. 30.In “music”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) rode (b) ate (c) see
32. 32.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) past (b) pear (c) tail
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tow”? (a) waste (b) toe (c) made
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
37. 37.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) b (c) l
39. 39.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) tooth (c) moon
40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) heavy (b) bread (c) meat

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