Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 256 · 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 “bare”? (a) new (b) bear (c) made
2. 2.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
3. 3.In “machine”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
4. 4.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) break (b) beach (c) health
5. 5.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
6. 6.In “sky”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “whole”? (a) there (b) rose (c) hole
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
11. 11.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) rough (b) although (c) thought
12. 12.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
13. 13.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) gnome (c) tomb
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) heal (b) blue (c) knot
16. 16.Listen to “cat”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
17. 17.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) plumber (c) soften
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “flew”? (a) flu (b) bare (c) tale
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) new (b) sail (c) male
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) h (c) w
22. 22.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) e (b) b (c) a
23. 23.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) x (b) z (c) j
24. 24.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
25. 25.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) brought (c) bought
26. 26.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
27. 27.In “sit”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
28. 28.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “break”? (a) waste (b) brake (c) know
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mail”? (a) allowed (b) male (c) pear
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flu”? (a) flew (b) tow (c) son
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) sister (c) celebration
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) sofa (c) contain
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) kneel (c) crumb

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