Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 28 · 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 has a silent “l”? (a) walk (b) debt (c) sign
2. 2.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
3. 3.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “VIP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
4. 4.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) u (b) t (c) f
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) pear (b) not (c) dear
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) zebra (c) police
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) brought (b) though (c) enough
11. 11.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
12. 12.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) sea (b) head (c) beach
13. 13.Listen to “sky”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) calculator (c) garden
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
16. 16.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) dough (c) brought
17. 17.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) team (b) health (c) dream
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mist”? (a) peace (b) eight (c) missed
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
20. 20.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) school (b) spoon (c) flood
21. 21.Listen to “nose”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) ate (b) sail (c) tow
26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) whole (c) fasten
27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) reign (c) honest
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
30. 30.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
32. 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) moon (b) blood (c) pool
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) eat (b) health (c) dream
35. 35.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) tough (b) enough (c) bought
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) enough (b) thought (c) although
39. 39.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
40. 40.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) s (b) q (c) m

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