Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 253 · 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.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “girl”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
3. 3.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
4. 4.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) bought (b) enough (c) brought
5. 5.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) wrap (b) fasten (c) sign
6. 6.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) seat (b) heavy (c) ready
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “brake”? (a) pair (b) know (c) break
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “grown”? (a) aloud (b) groan (c) there
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
14. 14.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) clean (b) break (c) dead
15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) soften (c) kneel
16. 16.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) heavy (b) break (c) leaf
17. 17.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) seat (b) eat (c) sweater
18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) half (c) knife
19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) speak (c) seat (d) sea
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) flour (b) pair (c) waist
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) foot (b) flood (c) goose
25. 25.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) although (b) bought (c) rough
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) beach (b) health (c) peach
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) water (c) vocabulary
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) fought (c) through (d) thought
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
31. 31.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) dough (b) enough (c) although
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) support (c) panda
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) open (c) today
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) police (c) awake
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) maid (b) aloud (c) plane
39. 39.In “funny”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l

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