Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 34 · 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 “heal”? (a) heel (b) know (c) steel
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “ate”? (a) meet (b) won (c) eight
3. 3.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) talk (b) salmon (c) whole
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hospital (b) calculator (c) girl
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
10. 10.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
11. 11.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “flew”? (a) flu (b) won (c) tow
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) season (c) zebra
14. 14.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
15. 15.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) bought (c) although
16. 16.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) food (b) goose (c) cook
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) pair (b) flu (c) mist
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
21. 21.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) weather (b) great (c) peach
22. 22.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
23. 23.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) rough (c) brought (d) enough
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) although (b) brought (c) rough
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) great (b) clean (c) feather
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) tooth (b) foot (c) flood
31. 31.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) thought (c) through (d) brought
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) asleep (c) cactus
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) f (b) j (c) c
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
37. 37.In “come”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) method (c) about
39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) wrap (c) sword
40. 40.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) brought (b) bought (c) dough

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