Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 280 · 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 “blew”? (a) right (b) blue (c) sea
2. 2.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen to “funny”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) waist (b) meet (c) right
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen to “gift”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) l (c) d
11. 11.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) health (b) weather (c) great
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) salad (c) collect
16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) answer (b) could (c) knot
17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) plumber (c) knife
18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “wait”? (a) weight (b) allowed (c) flour
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) dead (b) bread (c) sea
21. 21.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
23. 23.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) contain (c) drama
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) waste (b) sun (c) knight
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) photography (b) holiday (c) strength
29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) school (b) spoon (c) blood
30. 30.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) listen (c) comb
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) dough (b) although (c) rough
33. 33.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) wood (b) look (c) flood
34. 34.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) knight (c) sword
35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) break (b) heavy (c) teach
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
38. 38.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sword (b) gnome (c) whistle
39. 39.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4

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