Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 72 · 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: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
2. 2.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) wool (b) blood (c) tooth
3. 3.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) hook (b) moon (c) good
4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) cook (b) food (c) spoon (d) boot
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) right (b) cell (c) see
8. 8.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
9. 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) z (b) y (c) u
10. 10.In “giraffe”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
11. 11.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
12. 12.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
13. 13.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) bread (b) breakfast (c) sea (d) dead
14. 14.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
15. 15.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) police
17. 17.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) leaf (b) meat (c) steak
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) brought (c) fought (d) through
21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whistle (b) salmon (c) answer
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
23. 23.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) v (b) n (c) i
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) international (c) school
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) health (b) bread (c) steak
27. 27.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) bought (b) though (c) enough
28. 28.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
29. 29.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
30. 30.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
31. 31.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) j (b) u (c) p
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
33. 33.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) male (b) flour (c) knight
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) book (b) spoon (c) food (d) tooth
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
38. 38.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) breakfast (b) beach (c) dead
40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) ready (b) sweater (c) team

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