Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 282 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “whole”? (a) hole (b) sell (c) pair
3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) eat (b) leaf (c) ready
4. 4.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) enough (c) dough (d) although
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) team (b) feather (c) great
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) conversation (b) picture (c) important
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) c (b) l (c) z
11. 11.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
12. 12.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) school (b) good (c) goose
13. 13.Listen to “young”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
14. 14.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) thought (b) rough (c) dough
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) wood (b) moon (c) flood
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) lamb (b) write (c) gnome
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
19. 19.In “giant”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) sell (b) heel (c) sea
22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) soften (c) crumb
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) police (c) salad
24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wood (b) hook (c) moon (d) foot
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) sweater (b) steak (c) sea
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) plumber (b) design (c) doubt
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
31. 31.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) v (b) o (c) t
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) animal (b) refrigerator (c) water
37. 37.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) although (b) bought (c) enough
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) hear (b) pair (c) write
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p

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