Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 260 · 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.In “rice”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
3. 3.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
5. 5.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “weak”? (a) week (b) waste (c) meat
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) great (b) weather (c) peach
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
11. 11.Listen to “giant”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
12. 12.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
14. 14.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
15. 15.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) fasten (c) plumber
16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhino (b) write (c) gnat
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “night”? (a) knight (b) buy (c) knot
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mist”? (a) rose (b) not (c) missed
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) speak (b) head (c) seat
21. 21.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “BSc”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
22. 22.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) although (b) through (c) brought
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) meat (b) wait (c) tow
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) cobra (c) support
29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) enough (c) fought (d) bought
30. 30.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
31. 31.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) book (b) food (c) boot (d) pool
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) rode (b) steel (c) rows
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meet”? (a) meat (b) weak (c) cell
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
36. 36.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) lemon
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) eat (b) breakfast (c) dream (d) seat

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