Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 56 · 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 has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) doubt (c) lamb
2. 2.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) castle (b) lamb (c) foreign
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) dear (b) flour (c) here
5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) sword (c) foreign
6. 6.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “groan”? (a) blue (b) grown (c) wait
8. 8.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
9. 9.In “funny”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) pool (b) flood (c) school
13. 13.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) good (c) pool
14. 14.In “cell”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
15. 15.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) spoon (b) flood (c) goose (d) moon
17. 17.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) book
18. 18.In “cheese”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) i (b) a (c) l
21. 21.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) yolk (c) doubt
23. 23.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) seat (b) breakfast (c) head
24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) design (c) half
25. 25.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
26. 26.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) z (b) p (c) w
27. 27.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) thought (b) though (c) through
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) tow (b) passed (c) plane
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) speak (b) dream (c) team (d) break
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
36. 36.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) b (b) r (c) w
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) right (b) mist (c) flower
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) meet (b) buy (c) flu

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