Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 66 · 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: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) moon (b) flood (c) look
2. 2.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) team (c) break (d) teach
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) season (c) balloon
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) school (b) flood (c) good
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “deer”? (a) flower (b) dear (c) pear
12. 12.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) bought (b) through (c) dough
13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) answer (c) salmon
14. 14.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “BSc”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) monkey (b) banana (c) avocado
16. 16.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) listen (c) knot
17. 17.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) bright (c) international
19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) tooth (b) pool (c) spoon (d) cook
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) tow (b) their (c) blew
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
22. 22.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) o (b) q (c) m
23. 23.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
25. 25.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) weather (b) steak (c) eat
26. 26.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) u (b) g (c) a
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) goose (b) tooth (c) look
31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) pool (b) book (c) wool
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “flew”? (a) flu (b) grown (c) sail
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knight (c) foreign
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sell”? (a) week (b) ate (c) cell
36. 36.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
38. 38.In “nose”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) folk (c) whistle

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