Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 296 · 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.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) blew (b) knight (c) wait
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
4. 4.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) food (b) blood (c) school
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) wait (b) blue (c) knot
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “their”? (a) rows (b) flower (c) there
9. 9.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) tough (c) rough (d) bought
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) goose (b) school (c) book (d) tooth
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “steel”? (a) bury (b) tow (c) steal
13. 13.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) mist (b) eight (c) male
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) castle (b) whole (c) lamb
19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bare”? (a) pear (b) bear (c) night
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “right”? (a) flower (b) road (c) write
25. 25.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
26. 26.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
27. 27.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
28. 28.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
29. 29.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) p (b) o (c) q
30. 30.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) suppose (c) method
34. 34.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
35. 35.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) although (b) tough (c) bought
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sun”? (a) son (b) peace (c) allowed
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
40. 40.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) q (b) h (c) t

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