Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 75 · 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 “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “right”? (a) meet (b) write (c) pear
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) walk (c) honest
5. 5.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) flood (b) book (c) moon
6. 6.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) flour (b) hear (c) maid
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “peace”? (a) right (b) piece (c) blue
9. 9.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sell”? (a) not (b) cell (c) there
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “road”? (a) deer (b) rode (c) steal
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
13. 13.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) dough (c) although (d) tough
14. 14.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) tooth (b) hook (c) blood
15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) speak (b) sea (c) beach (d) great
16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “heel”? (a) sale (b) passed (c) heal
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) steel (b) new (c) no
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “male”? (a) buy (b) weight (c) mail
24. 24.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
25. 25.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) meat (b) bread (c) beach
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) groan (b) whole (c) blue
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) thought (c) brought (d) rough
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) panda (c) complete
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen to “orange”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
33. 33.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) groan (b) see (c) sale
35. 35.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) today (c) salad
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) tomb (b) talk (c) knight
39. 39.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co

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