Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 272 · 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 “peace”? (a) knot (b) meet (c) piece
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wood (b) good (c) blood (d) book
4. 4.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “passed”? (a) their (b) sail (c) past
6. 6.In “cent”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
7. 7.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) although (b) tough (c) thought
8. 8.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
9. 9.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
12. 12.In “sure”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
13. 13.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) awake (c) salad
21. 21.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) y (b) a (c) i
22. 22.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) pool (b) foot (c) boot (d) moon
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “their”? (a) there (b) ate (c) allowed
24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) steak (b) speak (c) ready
25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) talk (c) listen
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
27. 27.In “fly”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
28. 28.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
29. 29.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) spoon (c) good
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
37. 37.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) rough (b) through (c) thought
38. 38.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) moon (b) flood (c) book
39. 39.Listen to “chair”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) seat (b) weather (c) breakfast

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