Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 313 · 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) are in “jumped”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) dear (b) by (c) right
4. 4.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) salmon (b) knot (c) ghost
5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knot”? (a) buy (b) not (c) bear
6. 6.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
7. 7.Listen to “ice”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) caterpillar (c) banana
9. 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) h (b) t (c) x
10. 10.In “photo”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “f”, as in “fan” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “p”, as in “pen”
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) h (c) m
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
13. 13.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) team (b) bread (c) breakfast (d) heavy
14. 14.Listen to “page”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “whole”? (a) sell (b) heel (c) hole
17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) food (b) good (c) spoon (d) boot
18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “bare”? (a) bear (b) whole (c) maid
19. 19.Listen to “try”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
20. 20.Listen to “busy”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) brought (c) although (d) bought
25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) strength (b) grandmother (c) opportunity
26. 26.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
27. 27.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hole”? (a) whole (b) by (c) knew
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) buy (b) won (c) flour
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “there”? (a) hole (b) blew (c) their
34. 34.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
35. 35.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) answer (c) lamb
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steel”? (a) bare (b) aloud (c) steal
37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) talk
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) suppose (c) seven
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) sea (b) steak (c) bread

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