Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 319 · 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) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) tooth (b) good (c) cook
3. 3.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) cook (b) food (c) spoon
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rows”? (a) right (b) rose (c) flower
5. 5.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
6. 6.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) flew (b) bury (c) here
9. 9.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
10. 10.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) blood (b) look (c) food
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) foreign (b) gnome (c) fasten
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) ready (b) break (c) team
15. 15.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
17. 17.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) dough (b) brought (c) enough
19. 19.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) pool (b) flood (c) hook
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
21. 21.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) leaf (b) teach (c) health
22. 22.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) clean (b) dream (c) break
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flower”? (a) piece (b) cell (c) flour
24. 24.Listen to “fly”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cobra (c) zebra
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “weight”? (a) groan (b) wait (c) waste
28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “road”? (a) rode (b) ate (c) missed
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) w (c) r
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) help (c) calculator
32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) write (c) plumber
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
34. 34.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) boot (b) moon (c) book
35. 35.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) g (b) o (c) c
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whistle (b) knot (c) would
40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrap (b) crumb (c) knight

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