Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 320 · 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 sounds exactly like “break”? (a) write (b) hear (c) brake
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “steel”? (a) there (b) sail (c) steal
3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) thought (b) tough (c) dough
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
5. 5.In “try”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) grown (b) steel (c) break
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
12. 12.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) debt (b) kneel (c) doubt
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) eight (b) there (c) blew
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) dough (c) rough (d) enough
15. 15.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) ghost (b) rhyme (c) plumber
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) plain (b) blue (c) sun
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
18. 18.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
19. 19.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
20. 20.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
21. 21.Listen to “music”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
22. 22.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) hook (b) moon (c) wood
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) enough (b) thought (c) although
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “flour”? (a) weight (b) waist (c) flower
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bury”? (a) toe (b) not (c) berry
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “weight”? (a) mail (b) waist (c) wait
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
30. 30.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) rough (b) enough (c) brought
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) happen (c) awake
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “whole”? (a) bare (b) hole (c) knew
35. 35.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
37. 37.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) complete (c) today
40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) thought (c) although (d) bought

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