Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 32 · 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 “foreign”? (a) f (b) g (c) r
2. 2.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
3. 3.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) b (c) m
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen to “bus”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
8. 8.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) b (b) y (c) t
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weight”? (a) wait (b) break (c) mail
11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) honest (b) wrist (c) tomb
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
14. 14.In “chef”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) drama (c) asleep
16. 16.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) knight (c) plumber
18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
20. 20.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) dough (b) though (c) thought
21. 21.Listen to “yellow”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) asleep (c) focus
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
25. 25.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) bought (b) tough (c) enough
26. 26.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) could (c) write
27. 27.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
31. 31.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) beautiful (c) vocabulary
33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) head (c) steak (d) break
34. 34.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
35. 35.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
36. 36.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) w (b) h (c) u
38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) answer (c) comb
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an

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