Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 232 · 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 letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
2. 2.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) pencil (c) hippopotamus
4. 4.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) p (b) r (c) i
5. 5.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) wood (b) wool (c) flood
6. 6.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
7. 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) head (b) sea (c) great
9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) wrist (c) honest
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) child (b) table (c) calculator
15. 15.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sweater (b) weather (c) dead (d) great
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knew”? (a) whole (b) new (c) flour
18. 18.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) health (c) ready (d) heavy
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) half (c) gnome
21. 21.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) head (c) team
22. 22.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) cook (b) foot (c) boot
23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) although (c) dough (d) though
24. 24.In “sun”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
25. 25.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “flu”? (a) waste (b) won (c) flew
27. 27.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) food (b) wool (c) school
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
29. 29.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) health (b) head (c) dream
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
31. 31.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) dear (b) one (c) knight
33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) answer (c) rhino
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) rough (c) tough (d) though
35. 35.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
36. 36.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) weather (b) meat (c) dream
37. 37.In “cup”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) bought (b) thought (c) dough
40. 40.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) knife (c) tomb

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