Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 250 · 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 word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) school (c) caterpillar
2. 2.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) ready (b) beach (c) feather
4. 4.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) e (b) q (c) b
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) shirt (c) sister
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) right (b) groan (c) male
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
9. 9.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) rough (b) although (c) tough
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
11. 11.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) m (b) y (c) l
12. 12.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) crumb (c) rhyme
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “aloud”? (a) knew (b) allowed (c) eight
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “tail”? (a) sail (b) tale (c) write
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) dough (b) brought (c) rough
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) beach (b) dead (c) sweater
27. 27.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) n (b) y (c) c
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
29. 29.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steel”? (a) missed (b) rode (c) steal
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sea (b) bread (c) meat (d) speak
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) important (c) happy
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) though (c) enough (d) dough
35. 35.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) half (c) sign
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
37. 37.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
38. 38.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) thought (b) although (c) enough
39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) plumber (c) foreign
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

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