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Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 45 · 40 questions
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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”.

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  1. 1.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knob (b) fasten (c) could
  2. 2.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) goose (b) spoon (c) foot
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
  6. 6.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) speak (b) break (c) meat
  7. 7.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) f (b) u (c) b
  8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) honest (c) rhyme
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
  10. 10.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
  16. 16.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) s (b) l (c) j
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  18. 18.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
  19. 19.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
  20. 20.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
  21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
  22. 22.Listen to “happy”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
  23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dream (b) clean (c) great (d) teach
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) pencil (b) curiosity (c) celebration
  25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “knew”? (a) new (b) write (c) night
  26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) wait (b) plain (c) hear
  29. 29.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  30. 30.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) plumber (c) knife
  32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steal”? (a) passed (b) steel (c) flower
  33. 33.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
  34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waist”? (a) waste (b) hear (c) see
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) foreign (c) rhino
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
  38. 38.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
  39. 39.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
  40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) look (b) flood (c) wood

Answer key

  1. fasten
  2. foot
  3. 3
  4. da
  5. k
  6. break
  7. b
  8. write
  9. k
  10. po
  11. b
  12. u
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. w
  16. j
  17. k
  18. KEM-is-tree
  19. od
  20. com
  21. a
  22. “ee”, as in “see”
  23. great
  24. curiosity
  25. new
  26. b
  27. 4
  28. hear
  29. hoh-TEL
  30. pen
  31. whole
  32. steel
  33. tus
  34. waste
  35. kneel
  36. 1
  37. w
  38. bal
  39. son
  40. flood

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