Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 63 · 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 “answer”? (a) n (b) s (c) w
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) leaf (b) seat (c) great (d) eat
4. 4.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
5. 5.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) fought (b) dough (c) enough
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) awake
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) great (b) dream (c) bread
10. 10.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) folk (c) knight
16. 16.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) bought (b) through (c) although
17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) telephone (b) friend (c) pencil
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “dear”? (a) weak (b) deer (c) waste
21. 21.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) tough (b) dough (c) bought
23. 23.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) break (b) beach (c) heavy
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) meet (b) sea (c) whole
27. 27.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) international (c) sister
29. 29.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) i (b) j (c) t
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) extra (c) balloon
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steal”? (a) rose (b) steel (c) mist
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) meat (b) clean (c) team (d) dead
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) listen (c) design
35. 35.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) f (b) o (c) p
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
37. 37.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) team (b) great (c) health
40. 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an

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