Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 37 · 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.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
2. 2.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) peach (b) eat (c) steak
3. 3.Listen to “cat”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
5. 5.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) b (b) i (c) s
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
12. 12.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) soften (b) write (c) rhyme
13. 13.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
14. 14.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) walk (c) soften
17. 17.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
18. 18.Listen to “school”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) kangaroo (c) world
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “ate”? (a) flower (b) eight (c) blue
22. 22.In “school”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tail”? (a) tale (b) rose (c) flower
24. 24.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
25. 25.In “gift”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
26. 26.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) bought (b) though (c) through
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knot (c) whole
29. 29.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
30. 30.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) spoon (b) foot (c) flood
31. 31.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) weather (b) seat (c) sea
32. 32.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
33. 33.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
34. 34.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) wool (c) good
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) bought (c) enough (d) thought
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
40. 40.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul

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