Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 290 · 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 the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) suppose (c) problem
2. 2.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) rough (b) though (c) fought
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “weight”? (a) buy (b) sail (c) wait
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) know (b) hear (c) male
8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) gnome (c) rhino
9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) folk (c) sword
10. 10.Listen to “rice”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “their”? (a) no (b) sea (c) there
12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sail”? (a) week (b) deer (c) sale
13. 13.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) speak (b) ready (c) seat (d) beach
15. 15.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) tough (c) through
16. 16.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
19. 19.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) moon (b) wood (c) pool
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
21. 21.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) steel (b) hear (c) waste
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
27. 27.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) write (b) reign (c) walk
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “weak”? (a) write (b) plain (c) week
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waste”? (a) waist (b) plane (c) their
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
40. 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a

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