Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 286 · 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.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) bought (b) dough (c) rough
2. 2.In “rose”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) enough (c) tough (d) rough
4. 4.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) waist (b) one (c) mist
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) breakfast (b) seat (c) speak
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) write (c) knight
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) team (b) ready (c) peach
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “their”? (a) past (b) knew (c) there
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “tale”? (a) tail (b) dear (c) plain
16. 16.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) brought (b) through (c) though
17. 17.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) dough (b) tough (c) fought
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
19. 19.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “flour”? (a) ate (b) cell (c) flower
21. 21.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) boot (b) book (c) look (d) cook
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) tale (b) passed (c) meat
23. 23.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) health (b) team (c) breakfast
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) celebration (c) girl
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
27. 27.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
28. 28.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) d (b) e (c) i
29. 29.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) hook (b) food (c) wool
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) weak (b) road (c) passed
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “deer”? (a) mist (b) waist (c) dear
33. 33.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
34. 34.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
35. 35.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wood”? (a) wool (b) spoon (c) tooth
36. 36.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “passed”? (a) past (b) meet (c) allowed
38. 38.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
39. 39.In “cup”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

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