Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 278 · 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 letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
3. 3.In “yes”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
7. 7.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plane”? (a) rows (b) plain (c) here
10. 10.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) plumber (c) fasten
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
12. 12.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) brought (b) rough (c) although
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) flour (b) flew (c) maid
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) teach (b) ready (c) dream (d) meat
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) pear (b) meat (c) waste
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
19. 19.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
20. 20.In “ice”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) enough (b) although (c) bought
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
23. 23.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
24. 24.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) although (b) enough (c) fought
25. 25.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “heal”? (a) heel (b) ate (c) flew
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
28. 28.In “phone”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “p”, as in “pen”
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) by (b) sea (c) bury
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) son (b) allowed (c) meet
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
33. 33.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mail”? (a) peace (b) missed (c) male
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) boot (b) cook (c) blood

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