Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 39 · 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 “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
2. 2.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) ghost (b) wrap (c) rhyme
3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) tough (b) enough (c) bought
4. 4.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) speak (b) head (c) team
5. 5.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “cell”? (a) passed (b) knight (c) sell
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “weak”? (a) know (b) maid (c) week
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “berry”? (a) bury (b) rose (c) bare
11. 11.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “gift”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) aloud (b) son (c) steel
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) boot (b) book (c) school (d) food
15. 15.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
16. 16.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) tough (b) dough (c) fought
17. 17.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) kneel (b) gnome (c) write
18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “week”? (a) rows (b) flour (c) weak
19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) look (b) spoon (c) moon (d) school
20. 20.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) feather (b) seat (c) steak
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
22. 22.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) goose (b) blood (c) cook
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “week”? (a) one (b) weak (c) right
25. 25.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) wood (b) blood (c) goose
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
28. 28.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sea (b) dead (c) team (d) beach
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hole”? (a) sale (b) brake (c) whole
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) l (c) n
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) meet (b) blew (c) weak
33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) feather (c) health (d) weather
34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “bury”? (a) allowed (b) berry (c) grown
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) square (b) grandmother (c) personality
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sale”? (a) right (b) blew (c) sail
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “toe”? (a) sail (b) tow (c) write
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

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