Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 254 · 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 sounds exactly like “bear”? (a) see (b) no (c) bare
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
3. 3.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
4. 4.In “sugar”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) support (c) comma
6. 6.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
8. 8.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) salmon (c) whole
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) heavy (c) breakfast (d) feather
13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knot (c) sign
14. 14.Listen to “cent”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “son”? (a) night (b) sun (c) right
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) their (b) write (c) week
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “meat”? (a) mail (b) tow (c) meet
18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) folk (c) comb
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) here (b) by (c) hole
21. 21.Listen to “try”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “their”? (a) whole (b) meet (c) there
23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knit (c) gnat
24. 24.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) enough (b) though (c) bought
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “break”? (a) brake (b) bury (c) bear
26. 26.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
28. 28.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) h (c) s
30. 30.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) flood (b) wool (c) goose
31. 31.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) awake (c) lesson
34. 34.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
35. 35.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.In “orange”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
39. 39.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
40. 40.In “sure”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”

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