Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 271 · 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: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) wood (b) flood (c) cook
2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) rhyme (c) sign
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) through (c) enough (d) tough
5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) health (b) ready (c) eat
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) knot (b) sail (c) sun
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
14. 14.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) blood (b) school (c) foot
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “see”? (a) wait (b) sea (c) passed
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “steel”? (a) steal (b) meat (c) deer
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
18. 18.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) balloon (c) zebra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) happen
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) complete (c) police
24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) rhino (c) tomb
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) feather (c) weather (d) ready
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) tow (b) one (c) week
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) jumped (c) mango
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
31. 31.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
32. 32.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) through (b) dough (c) enough
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) banana (c) happy
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) seven (c) alive
36. 36.In “lunch”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) folk (c) kneel
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

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