Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 51 · 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: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
2. 2.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) half (c) comb
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) vocabulary (c) friend
4. 4.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) b (b) l (c) y
5. 5.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
6. 6.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) pool (b) flood (c) wood
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) seven (c) correct
9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) eat (b) dead (c) heavy
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “deer”? (a) not (b) mist (c) dear
11. 11.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) head (b) team (c) seat
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) dough (c) although (d) through
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) ate (b) meat (c) won
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
20. 20.In “phone”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) here (b) wait (c) write
22. 22.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) peach (b) great (c) sweater
23. 23.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) y (b) l (c) a
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “peace”? (a) sea (b) piece (c) bear
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
26. 26.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
30. 30.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knit (b) plumber (c) honest
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) h (c) n
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “piece”? (a) plane (b) tale (c) peace
34. 34.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) brought (b) rough (c) although
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) celebration (b) opportunity (c) pencil
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b

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