Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 65 · 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 “g”? (a) sword (b) answer (c) sign
2. 2.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
3. 3.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) food (b) foot (c) book
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
7. 7.In “chemist”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
8. 8.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) book (b) wood (c) flood
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “knot”? (a) not (b) brake (c) waist
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
11. 11.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) dead (b) meat (c) heavy
12. 12.In “magic”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) examination (b) girl (c) caterpillar
14. 14.In “rice”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “sun”? (a) son (b) meat (c) new
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) plain (b) ate (c) heal
18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) though (b) brought (c) rough
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
20. 20.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) reign (b) wrap (c) rhino
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
22. 22.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) breakfast (b) speak (c) steak
23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) gnome (b) rhyme (c) wrap
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) maid (b) knot (c) flower
25. 25.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
26. 26.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) seat (b) heavy (c) sweater
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen to “young”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) grown (b) rode (c) flour
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) past (b) hear (c) won
33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) brought (c) although (d) bought
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
36. 36.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
37. 37.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) speak (c) sea
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) lesson (c) police
39. 39.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
40. 40.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo

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