Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 264 · 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 “tale”? (a) tail (b) flew (c) deer
2. 2.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) dough (b) enough (c) thought
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
5. 5.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) l (b) t (c) b
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) wool (b) blood (c) boot
7. 7.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) write (b) rhyme (c) knob
9. 9.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) though (c) fought (d) thought
10. 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) weather (b) steak (c) leaf
11. 11.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) teacher (c) girl
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bury”? (a) berry (b) pair (c) missed
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knife (b) lamb (c) whole
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) spoon (b) school (c) moon (d) flood
17. 17.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) though (b) bought (c) tough
18. 18.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
19. 19.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
20. 20.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) seat (b) clean (c) great
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen to “music”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
25. 25.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
28. 28.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) knife (c) knit
29. 29.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
30. 30.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
31. 31.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) though (c) fought
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) rhyme (c) talk
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) hook (b) blood (c) book (d) look
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knot”? (a) past (b) pear (c) not
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) their (b) heal (c) made
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t

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