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Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 7 · 40 questions
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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”.

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  1. 1.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) bare (b) plain (c) by
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  5. 5.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) wrap (c) knob
  6. 6.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) cook (b) flood (c) food
  7. 7.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  8. 8.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
  10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) beautiful (c) little
  11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “deer”? (a) steel (b) blew (c) dear
  12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “toe”? (a) pair (b) tow (c) mist
  13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) child (c) electricity
  14. 14.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  18. 18.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wood”? (a) moon (b) wool (c) spoon
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
  22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) enough (b) dough (c) brought
  23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weak”? (a) week (b) passed (c) cell
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) knit (c) design
  26. 26.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
  27. 27.In “cake”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
  28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “rode”? (a) road (b) wait (c) waste
  29. 29.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
  30. 30.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) c (b) v (c) q
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
  34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) look (b) spoon (c) foot (d) book
  35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “VIP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) pool (b) goose (c) book

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. by
  3. w
  4. w
  5. wrap
  6. food
  7. l
  8. SUT-ul
  9. g
  10. shirt
  11. dear
  12. tow
  13. child
  14. di-VEL-up
  15. 2
  16. l
  17. b
  18. wool
  19. 1
  20. PEET-suh
  21. b
  22. brought
  23. week
  24. 3
  25. knit
  26. a
  27. “k”, as in “kite”
  28. road
  29. a
  30. c
  31. 4
  32. 4
  33. lem
  34. spoon
  35. a
  36. 5
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. 1
  40. book

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