Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 69 · 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 “t”? (a) knife (b) rhyme (c) whistle
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) foot (b) boot (c) look
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) help (c) garden
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
6. 6.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
7. 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) a (b) h (c) c
10. 10.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “aloud”? (a) piece (b) allowed (c) blew
13. 13.Listen to “sit”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
14. 14.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “grown”? (a) weight (b) won (c) groan
16. 16.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
18. 18.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) wood (b) food (c) tooth
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bear”? (a) bare (b) mail (c) berry
21. 21.In “nose”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
22. 22.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
23. 23.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) would (c) knight
24. 24.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) s (b) a (c) u
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “allowed”? (a) hear (b) know (c) aloud
27. 27.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) sword (c) reign
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) spoon (b) flood (c) hook
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) international (c) teacher
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) eat (b) ready (c) seat
39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) kneel (c) foreign
40. 40.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) i (b) m (c) b

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