Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 59 · 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 “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
3. 3.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
4. 4.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) n (c) h
6. 6.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “dear”? (a) buy (b) grown (c) deer
8. 8.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
9. 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) p (b) y (c) w
10. 10.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) feather (b) seat (c) ready (d) head
12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dead (b) teach (c) head (d) health
13. 13.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) dough (c) although (d) though
14. 14.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) c (b) g (c) u
15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) knot (c) foreign
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) though (c) tough (d) enough
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
20. 20.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) sign (c) talk
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) great (c) steak (d) dead
26. 26.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) pizza (c) police
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “toe”? (a) eight (b) tow (c) pair
29. 29.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) break (b) sweater (c) sea
30. 30.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) q (b) r (c) o
31. 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) beach (b) break (c) dream
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) by (b) pair (c) see
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “piece”? (a) road (b) peace (c) tail
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) meat (c) great (d) break
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “their”? (a) there (b) mail (c) blue
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1

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