Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 33 · 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.Listen to “face”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) grown (b) right (c) passed
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
4. 4.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) sister (b) plant (c) elephant
6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) half (c) sign
7. 7.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) dough (b) through (c) enough
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
9. 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) f (b) v (c) r
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tail”? (a) one (b) passed (c) tale
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) steel (b) blue (c) new
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) one (b) bear (c) eight
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
15. 15.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) moon (b) food (c) foot
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) contain (c) lesson
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “deer”? (a) sail (b) dear (c) aloud
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “BSc”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) see (b) no (c) there
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) dear (b) know (c) flour
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) u (b) c (c) m
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) eat (b) breakfast (c) bread
27. 27.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knot”? (a) not (b) flour (c) flu
29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) rhyme (c) debt
30. 30.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
32. 32.In “ice”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) collect (c) problem
34. 34.In “photo”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) gnome (c) answer
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) by (b) knot (c) hear
38. 38.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) heavy (b) clean (c) health (d) weather
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m

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