Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 57 · 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 “l”? (a) rhino (b) talk (c) sword
2. 2.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) cricket (c) information
4. 4.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) feather (b) beach (c) steak
5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
6. 6.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) although (b) though (c) fought
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) deer (b) tail (c) flour
8. 8.Listen to “sit”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) great (b) health (c) eat
10. 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) break (b) great (c) breakfast
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) brought (b) tough (c) though
13. 13.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) listen (c) crumb
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tail”? (a) pair (b) knight (c) tale
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “piece”? (a) peace (b) allowed (c) there
18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) tough (b) fought (c) through
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) sail (b) whole (c) flower
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “right”? (a) night (b) know (c) write
22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) brought (b) dough (c) though
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “write”? (a) son (b) brake (c) right
24. 24.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) pool (b) foot (c) flood
25. 25.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) university (b) strength (c) celebration
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
28. 28.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) ago (c) open
30. 30.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) c (b) u (c) m
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) cactus
32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) folk (b) plumber (c) design
33. 33.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
34. 34.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
36. 36.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) speak (b) sea (c) break
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) around (c) method

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