Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 314 · 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 4 syllables? (a) help (b) personality (c) information
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “week”? (a) their (b) waste (c) weak
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
7. 7.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) gnat
8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) seat (b) great (c) breakfast
9. 9.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
11. 11.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) book (b) blood (c) boot
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) pencil (b) biology (c) potato
13. 13.Listen to “page”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
16. 16.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yellow (b) asked (c) important
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
20. 20.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) eat (b) leaf (c) heavy
21. 21.In “goat”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “deer”? (a) dear (b) cell (c) here
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “aloud”? (a) deer (b) rose (c) allowed
28. 28.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
29. 29.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) fought (b) tough (c) though
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) collect (c) cactus
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “son”? (a) no (b) sun (c) passed
33. 33.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) good (b) boot (c) school (d) food
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waste”? (a) waist (b) new (c) night
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “piece”? (a) peace (b) see (c) waist

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