Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 268 · 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 to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sail”? (a) tow (b) sale (c) grown
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) half (b) knob (c) fasten
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) beach (b) breakfast (c) eat
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “flu”? (a) flew (b) hear (c) plain
10. 10.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) fought (b) though (c) rough
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) shirt (c) photography
13. 13.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) book (b) moon (c) cook
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
15. 15.Listen to “funny”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) spoon (b) food (c) cook (d) school
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
18. 18.Listen to “alphabet”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) reign (c) knot
20. 20.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
23. 23.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
24. 24.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
25. 25.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
29. 29.In “music”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
30. 30.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) through (b) enough (c) thought
33. 33.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) moon (b) hook (c) flood
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) food (b) tooth (c) goose (d) blood
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
38. 38.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) dough (c) although (d) though
40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) foot (c) goose

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