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Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 223 · 40 questions
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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”.

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  1. 1.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) dough (b) through (c) tough
  2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knife (b) sign (c) half
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rose”? (a) steal (b) rows (c) cell
  7. 7.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
  8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) grown (b) here (c) see
  9. 9.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
  10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) pear (b) peace (c) there
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) not (b) sale (c) rode
  14. 14.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) q (b) b (c) p
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) sweater (b) sea (c) clean
  20. 20.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) teach (b) peach (c) great
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) rhyme (c) whole
  22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) brought (b) fought (c) tough
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) listen (b) design (c) whole
  26. 26.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) though (b) enough (c) thought
  27. 27.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) flood
  28. 28.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) p (b) w (c) l
  29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) through (b) although (c) thought
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  34. 34.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) eat (b) steak (c) team
  38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) made (b) by (c) waste
  39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) suppose (c) salad
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. dough
  2. half
  3. l
  4. a
  5. k
  6. rows
  7. son
  8. here
  9. BIS-kit
  10. pear
  11. u
  12. 4
  13. sale
  14. WIM-in
  15. k
  16. 1
  17. b
  18. 2
  19. sweater
  20. great
  21. gnome
  22. tough
  23. g
  24. 5
  25. design
  26. enough
  27. flood
  28. p
  29. w
  30. 2
  31. 4
  32. thought
  33. b
  34. pen
  35. 3
  36. p
  37. steak
  38. by
  39. salad
  40. 2

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