Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 60 · 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.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) bought (c) rough (d) brought
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) reign (c) honest
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) sea (b) groan (c) ate
8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) seat (b) heavy (c) beach
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) o (b) c (c) l
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) river (c) friend
13. 13.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
14. 14.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) peach (b) eat (c) speak (d) health
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) rough (b) although (c) tough
19. 19.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) though (b) through (c) brought
23. 23.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
32. 32.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) sea (b) great (c) head
33. 33.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) speak (b) health (c) break
34. 34.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) y (b) p (c) t
35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) whole (b) could (c) knot
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “maid”? (a) made (b) pear (c) sea
39. 39.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) crumb (c) design
40. 40.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) rough (c) tough

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