Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 332 · 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.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) although (b) tough (c) brought
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “right”? (a) missed (b) by (c) write
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) garden (c) personality
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) knot (b) there (c) flour
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) break (b) bread (c) team
7. 7.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) i (b) d (c) t
10. 10.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) rhyme (c) listen
14. 14.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) tomb (c) foreign
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plain”? (a) plane (b) right (c) brake
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
18. 18.In “giraffe”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) asked (b) photography (c) kangaroo
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “ate”? (a) eight (b) flu (c) mail
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) seat (b) eat (c) teach (d) weather
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) there (b) plane (c) by
28. 28.Listen to “orange”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
29. 29.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “by”? (a) buy (b) eight (c) plane
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
35. 35.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
36. 36.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) electricity
39. 39.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) foot (b) pool (c) school
40. 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a

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