Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 50 · 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.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) dough (c) tough
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) personality (c) cloud
3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bear”? (a) there (b) bare (c) sell
4. 4.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
5. 5.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) wool (b) flood (c) school
6. 6.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) goose (b) school (c) wood
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
10. 10.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
11. 11.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) cobra
13. 13.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) break (c) great (d) sweater
18. 18.In “sit”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
19. 19.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
20. 20.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) food (b) tooth (c) wood
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.In “yellow”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) seat (b) peach (c) heavy
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) beach (b) break (c) speak (d) sea
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
28. 28.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) teach (c) bread (d) beach
29. 29.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) f (b) k (c) q
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
33. 33.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) thought (b) tough (c) dough
34. 34.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) health (b) bread (c) break
35. 35.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) di-TUR-min
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) plane (b) meat (c) here
38. 38.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) x (b) t (c) u

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