Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 228 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) foreign
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) pear (b) mail (c) flew
5. 5.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
6. 6.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
7. 7.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) dough (b) through (c) tough
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) male (b) flour (c) knew
9. 9.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) brought (b) though (c) fought
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) method
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mail”? (a) male (b) rose (c) weak
14. 14.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) complete (c) ago
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cactus (c) cobra
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
19. 19.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) walk (c) honest
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) thought (c) fought (d) enough
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “rows”? (a) bear (b) heal (c) rose
26. 26.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
28. 28.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) book (b) wood (c) tooth
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
31. 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) weather (b) sea (c) health
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) refrigerator (c) celebration
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) collect (c) extra
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
36. 36.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “write”? (a) road (b) right (c) flour
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) drama (c) asleep
39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) dough (c) although (d) tough
40. 40.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad

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