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Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 273 · 40 questions
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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”.

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  1. 1.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) a (b) d (c) o
  3. 3.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) w (b) r (c) c
  4. 4.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) k (b) g (c) b
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.In “school”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
  9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) head (b) ready (c) break
  10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) television (b) earth (c) hippopotamus
  11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) goose (b) moon (c) school (d) book
  12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
  15. 15.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) knot (b) peace (c) tow
  18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) gnome (c) rhino
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) soften (c) wrap
  23. 23.In “cup”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) paper (c) refrigerator
  26. 26.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) g (b) u (c) c
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “groan”? (a) blue (b) grown (c) eight
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
  31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sell”? (a) cell (b) rose (c) tail
  32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) rose (b) pear (c) male
  33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weight”? (a) groan (b) hear (c) wait
  34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) great (c) bread (d) break
  35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) salmon (c) sign
  38. 38.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
  40. 40.In “cheese”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. o
  3. r
  4. b
  5. 2
  6. b
  7. 3
  8. “k”, as in “kite”
  9. break
  10. hippopotamus
  11. book
  12. g
  13. 2
  14. son
  15. p
  16. 3
  17. knot
  18. po
  19. talk
  20. g
  21. 2
  22. wrap
  23. “k”, as in “kite”
  24. 5
  25. strength
  26. u
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. grown
  30. g
  31. cell
  32. male
  33. wait
  34. bread
  35. k
  36. l
  37. salmon
  38. SAM-un
  39. b
  40. “ch”, as in “chin”

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