Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 241 · 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 “castle”? (a) t (b) c (c) s
2. 2.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) good
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) though (c) bought (d) although
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) s (c) n
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) no (b) sun (c) meat
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “steel”? (a) blew (b) their (c) steal
11. 11.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) break (b) meat (c) heavy
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) police (c) lesson
13. 13.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) meat (b) break (c) steak
14. 14.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
15. 15.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) y (b) u (c) o
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) tow (b) waste (c) pear
19. 19.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) through (b) though (c) tough
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) dough (c) bought (d) fought
26. 26.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) brought (c) rough (d) enough
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) pizza (c) ago
28. 28.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) sword (c) knife
29. 29.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) rough (b) thought (c) though
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) though (c) although (d) rough
36. 36.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) enough (b) brought (c) bought
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “ate”? (a) eight (b) sale (c) waste
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

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