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Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 261 · 40 questions
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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”.

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  1. 1.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) team (b) ready (c) steak
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
  3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bare”? (a) peace (b) bear (c) made
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
  6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) here (b) road (c) knew
  7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) dream (b) bread (c) meat
  8. 8.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  9. 9.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
  10. 10.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
  11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “heal”? (a) heel (b) blue (c) rode
  12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) moon (c) wood
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
  17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) weak (b) brake (c) knew
  18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
  19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
  21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “berry”? (a) mail (b) bear (c) bury
  22. 22.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) although (c) tough (d) enough
  23. 23.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “VIP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
  24. 24.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) information (c) together
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
  29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) no (b) tow (c) flour
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “new”? (a) pear (b) waist (c) knew
  32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
  34. 34.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  39. 39.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) berry (b) knot (c) dear

Answer key

  1. steak
  2. b
  3. bear
  4. 1
  5. a
  6. here
  7. bread
  8. KEM-is-tree
  9. a
  10. tus
  11. heel
  12. a
  13. 2
  14. flood
  15. u
  16. h
  17. knew
  18. l
  19. t
  20. l
  21. bury
  22. although
  23. a
  24. a
  25. 3
  26. together
  27. g
  28. w
  29. flour
  30. b
  31. knew
  32. an
  33. k
  34. i-PIT-uh-mee
  35. 3
  36. pen
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. SUT-ul
  40. knot

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