Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 58 · 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 “b”? (a) gnome (b) salmon (c) crumb
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “allowed”? (a) brake (b) aloud (c) son
3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) breakfast (b) bread (c) clean
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) flu (b) bear (c) pear
6. 6.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) great (c) sweater (d) steak
8. 8.In “goat”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
9. 9.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
10. 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) clean (b) break (c) seat
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) telephone (b) cricket (c) activity
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
14. 14.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
16. 16.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) lamb (c) honest
19. 19.In “come”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
20. 20.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) drama (c) asleep
22. 22.In “sugar”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) brought (b) rough (c) dough
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “their”? (a) there (b) sun (c) weak
26. 26.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) through (b) thought (c) rough
27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) book (c) foot (d) boot
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) little (c) shirt
29. 29.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
30. 30.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) rhino (b) wrap (c) lamb
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) waste (b) meet (c) knot
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knot”? (a) flower (b) not (c) tail
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knight”? (a) ate (b) waist (c) night

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