Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 308 · 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 sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) flour (b) won (c) know
2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) foreign (c) write
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “flu”? (a) hear (b) passed (c) flew
5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) meat (b) seat (c) peach (d) bread
6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sell”? (a) knight (b) cell (c) flour
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) speak (b) sweater (c) weather
8. 8.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) cook (b) book (c) goose
9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) honest (c) answer
10. 10.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) plumber (c) gnome
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) maid (b) missed (c) grown
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) cactus (c) focus
16. 16.Listen to “machine”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
17. 17.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) toe (b) no (c) sun
19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steel”? (a) steal (b) hole (c) flower
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) male (b) steal (c) tale
21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) rough (b) through (c) dough
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) suppose
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) rode (b) their (c) meet
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
25. 25.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) bought (b) although (c) rough
26. 26.In “teacher”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
27. 27.Listen to “teacher”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) reign (b) kneel (c) write
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
31. 31.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “berry”? (a) sale (b) rose (c) bury
33. 33.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
36. 36.Listen to “dolphin”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) hook (b) pool (c) cook
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col

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