Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 275 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) hear (b) dear (c) one
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen to “city”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
9. 9.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) meat (b) teach (c) steak
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) enough (c) rough (d) thought
12. 12.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) knight (c) knife
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “sale”? (a) sail (b) hear (c) their
18. 18.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) teach (b) feather (c) beach (d) team
19. 19.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
20. 20.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) steak (b) break (c) meat
21. 21.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
22. 22.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
23. 23.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) design (c) crumb
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.In “sun”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
26. 26.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
27. 27.In “chemist”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
28. 28.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
29. 29.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) tail (b) bury (c) flour
31. 31.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
32. 32.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) dough (b) tough (c) thought
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
34. 34.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) pool (b) look (c) blood
35. 35.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) sea (b) brake (c) week
38. 38.In “come”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w

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