Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 53 · 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 letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
2. 2.Listen to “orange”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) today (c) support
4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.In “cup”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “break”? (a) sun (b) brake (c) right
10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) rough (b) enough (c) dough
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) rough (c) enough (d) bought
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “tale”? (a) week (b) flour (c) tail
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) conversation (b) little (c) refrigerator
14. 14.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) wood (b) tooth (c) good
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) cactus (c) police
16. 16.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) clean (b) head (c) breakfast
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) y (b) q (c) u
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) tough (c) fought (d) rough
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “week”? (a) sail (b) whole (c) weak
27. 27.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) through (b) bought (c) though
28. 28.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) sea (b) break (c) weather
29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) piece (b) knot (c) blew
30. 30.Listen to “gift”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
31. 31.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) foot (b) pool (c) book
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “sun”? (a) flu (b) son (c) won
34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “maid”? (a) dear (b) waste (c) made
35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) although (b) tough (c) through
36. 36.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) rough (c) enough (d) dough
38. 38.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) i (b) p (c) u
39. 39.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) eat (b) bread (c) beach

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