Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 71 · 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) plumber (b) gnat (c) crumb
2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) thought (c) enough (d) rough
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) ago (c) seven
4. 4.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) s (b) t (c) k
5. 5.Listen to “teacher”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
6. 6.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “bear”? (a) knew (b) bare (c) berry
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
14. 14.In “music”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) tough (c) bought (d) rough
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weight”? (a) tow (b) wait (c) won
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) open (c) lemon
18. 18.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “VIP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) doctor (b) personality (c) conversation
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yellow (b) caterpillar (c) umbrella
23. 23.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) debt (c) rhino
24. 24.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) foreign (c) knob
25. 25.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “know”? (a) flower (b) no (c) pear
29. 29.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
31. 31.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) tomb (b) write (c) reign
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “know”? (a) eight (b) no (c) by
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “rows”? (a) night (b) rose (c) bare
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yellow (b) wonderful (c) information
38. 38.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
39. 39.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) wool (b) pool (c) moon
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

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