Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 257 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) teach (b) clean (c) break
4. 4.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.In “come”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) could (c) write
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) break (b) eat (c) health
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “heel”? (a) heal (b) bare (c) break
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) by (b) break (c) see
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) helicopter (b) plant (c) possibility
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
18. 18.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) sea (b) eat (c) feather
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “son”? (a) allowed (b) here (c) sun
20. 20.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
21. 21.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) one (b) blew (c) flu
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) table (c) shirt
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen to “ice”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
27. 27.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) spoon (b) food (c) wool
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
31. 31.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knob (b) sign (c) ghost
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
35. 35.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) book (b) blood (c) flood
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) steak (c) break (d) health
40. 40.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) pool (b) book (c) hook

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