Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 287 · 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 to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) made (b) plain (c) buy
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) good (b) flood (c) book
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “berry”? (a) knew (b) wait (c) bury
11. 11.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) though (b) thought (c) dough
12. 12.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) mail (b) rose (c) pear
15. 15.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) bread (b) ready (c) team
16. 16.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
21. 21.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
23. 23.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) rough (b) fought (c) though
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen to “music”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waist”? (a) blue (b) waste (c) buy
29. 29.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) dough (b) bought (c) though
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) potato (c) stretch
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “week”? (a) bare (b) weak (c) aloud
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “toe”? (a) knew (b) berry (c) tow
33. 33.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) square (b) people (c) together
36. 36.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) clean (c) seat
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) polite (c) panda
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) food (b) wool (c) pool

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