Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 315 · 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 letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
2. 2.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “aloud”? (a) weak (b) waist (c) allowed
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) meat (b) great (c) break (d) steak
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “week”? (a) road (b) plain (c) weak
12. 12.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
13. 13.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) moon (b) blood (c) book
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “plane”? (a) blue (b) plain (c) night
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
17. 17.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) t (c) k
19. 19.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) thought (b) dough (c) though
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) blue (b) steel (c) here
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) river (b) umbrella (c) child
22. 22.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) q (b) b (c) p
23. 23.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “knew”? (a) bear (b) flour (c) new
26. 26.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) break (c) great (d) team
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) one (b) here (c) meet
28. 28.Listen to “cat”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) moon (b) school (c) pool (d) wool
30. 30.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen to “yellow”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) eat (b) sea (c) teach (d) heavy
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) sale (b) tail (c) one
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
38. 38.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) v (b) r (c) f
39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) great (b) sweater (c) speak
40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) dream (b) steak (c) beach

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