Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 249 · 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.In “music”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
2. 2.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) sweater (b) meat (c) steak
3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) tough (b) enough (c) thought
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) look (b) foot (c) good (d) blood
6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “peace”? (a) piece (b) write (c) no
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) team (b) beach (c) great
8. 8.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) dough (c) thought
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
12. 12.Listen to “ice”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) moon (b) flood (c) book
15. 15.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) pool (b) moon (c) foot
16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) honest (c) ghost
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) brought (b) though (c) enough
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
21. 21.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) good (b) book (c) wood (d) goose
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “by”? (a) meet (b) buy (c) road
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) cook (c) spoon (d) look
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
27. 27.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) tomb (c) answer
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) hear (b) ate (c) meat
30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) help (c) electricity
31. 31.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) pool (b) boot (c) food (d) cook
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “meat”? (a) meet (b) waist (c) week
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) paper (c) beautiful
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) missed (b) sale (c) whole

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