Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 310 · 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 a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) fasten (c) knight
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “dear”? (a) deer (b) berry (c) blue
3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) steak (b) dead (c) clean
4. 4.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
5. 5.In “orange”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
6. 6.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) d (b) r (c) j
7. 7.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
11. 11.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) dead (b) dream (c) breakfast
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “grown”? (a) groan (b) eight (c) bear
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sun”? (a) sale (b) eight (c) son
14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) castle (c) knot
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
16. 16.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “write”? (a) right (b) son (c) aloud
18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “no”? (a) sell (b) son (c) know
19. 19.Listen to “rice”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) tooth (b) pool (c) wood (d) moon
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) beach (b) heavy (c) leaf
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sail”? (a) whole (b) missed (c) sale
25. 25.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
26. 26.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plane”? (a) write (b) whole (c) plain
28. 28.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) brought (b) through (c) rough
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) suppose (c) cobra
30. 30.In “sun”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
31. 31.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) foot (b) spoon (c) flood
32. 32.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) i (b) f (c) b
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) collect (c) salad
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
38. 38.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
39. 39.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
40. 40.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) meat (b) dead (c) leaf

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