Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 244 · 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 to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
2. 2.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) teach (b) break (c) breakfast
3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “ate”? (a) blue (b) eight (c) one
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
10. 10.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
11. 11.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
12. 12.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
13. 13.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) enough (b) fought (c) although
14. 14.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) s (b) i (c) f
15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) folk (c) knot
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) waist (b) here (c) knew
18. 18.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) thought (b) enough (c) rough
19. 19.Listen to “page”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) season (c) alive
21. 21.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) pool (b) look (c) hook (d) book
22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knight”? (a) cell (b) peace (c) night
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) brought (b) though (c) rough
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
25. 25.In “music”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) drama (c) correct
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
29. 29.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “mist”? (a) mail (b) road (c) missed
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) though (b) enough (c) dough
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) ago (c) happen
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) world (c) hippopotamus
37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) ghost (c) knit
38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) head (b) ready (c) great
39. 39.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) dough (b) though (c) enough
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1

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