Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 5 · 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 “toe”? (a) hole (b) tow (c) right
2. 2.Listen to “sure”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) r (c) c
4. 4.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) health (b) seat (c) break
5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “write”? (a) whole (b) right (c) deer
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
7. 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “berry”? (a) rows (b) bury (c) weak
10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) dough (c) through (d) though
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) extra (c) zebra
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “cell”? (a) by (b) sell (c) toe
13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) crumb (c) salmon
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sale”? (a) sail (b) brake (c) steel
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) peach (b) bread (c) health (d) ready
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knot (b) gnat (c) could
20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) knife (c) answer
21. 21.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
22. 22.In “cake”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
24. 24.In “cry”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
25. 25.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) dream (b) steak (c) peach
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) one (b) male (c) sale
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
31. 31.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
32. 32.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
34. 34.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) happen (c) around
36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) girl (c) information
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) y (b) g (c) d
38. 38.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) dead (b) steak (c) eat
39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) sweater (b) leaf (c) seat
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b

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