Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 73 · 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 letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
4. 4.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) listen (b) sword (c) honest
6. 6.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) u (b) p (c) m
7. 7.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) dead (b) teach (c) breakfast
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
13. 13.Listen to “music”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
14. 14.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
15. 15.Listen to “cell”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
16. 16.Listen to “cry”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
17. 17.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
18. 18.In “cent”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) maid (b) mail (c) weak
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) maid (b) groan (c) male
22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) through (b) enough (c) brought
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
25. 25.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
26. 26.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
28. 28.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) weather (b) breakfast (c) teach
29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) breakfast (c) great (d) break
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) season (c) happen
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “their”? (a) flu (b) sell (c) there
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) there (b) ate (c) new
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) bury (b) eight (c) sun
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
38. 38.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) bought (c) through
39. 39.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) look (b) good (c) school
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b

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