Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 237 · 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’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) j (b) f (c) c
2. 2.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) tooth (b) spoon (c) wool
3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) answer (c) design
4. 4.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
7. 7.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) meat (b) team (c) breakfast
8. 8.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) ago (c) asleep
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
12. 12.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
13. 13.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) beach (b) speak (c) eat (d) head
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “allowed”? (a) heel (b) aloud (c) weak
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) past (b) see (c) know
17. 17.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) passed (b) meet (c) by
19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “break”? (a) brake (b) flu (c) knot
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) won (b) brake (c) ate
21. 21.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “heal”? (a) see (b) heel (c) bear
23. 23.Listen to “orange”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
27. 27.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) tooth (b) blood (c) food
28. 28.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
30. 30.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) through (b) dough (c) brought
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) gnome (c) debt
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) salad (c) ago
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) feather (b) sea (c) speak
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) ate (b) brake (c) meet

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