Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 270 · 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 has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) lamb (c) wrap
2. 2.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
4. 4.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) wool (b) cook (c) moon
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) break (b) bread (c) beach
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) seven (c) awake
10. 10.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
11. 11.Listen to “teacher”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
12. 12.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
14. 14.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
16. 16.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) book (b) food (c) spoon
17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) reign (c) yolk
18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) whole (c) write
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) knew (b) knight (c) buy
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) conversation (b) beautiful (c) paper
22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waste”? (a) waist (b) mist (c) flower
23. 23.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “knot”? (a) sale (b) not (c) knew
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) seat (b) team (c) dead
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) awake (c) method
28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) teach (b) head (c) bread
29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) goose (b) spoon (c) look
30. 30.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
31. 31.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “VIP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) head (b) leaf (c) bread
35. 35.In “cat”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
36. 36.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
37. 37.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
38. 38.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) bread (b) seat (c) leaf
40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) could (c) soften

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