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Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 224 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
  2. 2.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
  3. 3.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) cook (b) foot (c) school
  4. 4.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
  5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “ate”? (a) past (b) write (c) eight
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
  7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) around (c) polite
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) folk (c) honest
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waist”? (a) one (b) waste (c) flew
  11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
  12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) doubt (c) yolk
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
  19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) bread (b) head (c) great
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  21. 21.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) knot (c) walk
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) beach (c) break (d) great
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) could (c) salmon
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) knife (c) rhino
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) cloud (c) window
  32. 32.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  34. 34.Listen to “city”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) comb (b) sign (c) wrap
  38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) again (c) bonus
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) sofa (c) awake

Answer key

  1. w
  2. lem
  3. school
  4. pen
  5. eight
  6. g
  7. pizza
  8. folk
  9. b
  10. waste
  11. l
  12. doubt
  13. 2
  14. u
  15. 3
  16. po
  17. 1
  18. a
  19. great
  20. b
  21. con
  22. 4
  23. walk
  24. g
  25. 2
  26. s
  27. beach
  28. 4
  29. answer
  30. rhino
  31. cloud
  32. sounds like “I’ll”
  33. t
  34. “s”, as in “sun”
  35. 1
  36. w
  37. wrap
  38. again
  39. t
  40. awake

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