Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 245 · 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 “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) collect (c) comma
5. 5.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) goose (b) wool (c) good
6. 6.In “chair”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
7. 7.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) sun (b) plane (c) rose
10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dream (b) meat (c) steak (d) leaf
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “aloud”? (a) allowed (b) no (c) waste
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weight”? (a) weak (b) see (c) wait
17. 17.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
18. 18.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) blew (b) deer (c) meet
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “busy”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
22. 22.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) leaf (b) bread (c) steak
23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) moon (b) food (c) cook (d) goose
24. 24.In “rose”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
25. 25.Listen to “come”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
26. 26.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) food (b) flood (c) pool
27. 27.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) mail (b) made (c) here
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
31. 31.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PIZ-zuh (c) PEET-suh
32. 32.In “giant”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “their”? (a) there (b) here (c) flower
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
35. 35.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) steak (c) great (d) clean
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rows”? (a) rose (b) knew (c) wait
39. 39.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “their”? (a) knot (b) there (c) meet

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