Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 80 · 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) design (b) talk (c) soften
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) peach (b) break (c) team
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) d (b) t (c) q
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) salad (c) polite
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) dear (b) pear (c) night
10. 10.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) c (b) b (c) a
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) g (c) s
12. 12.Listen to “gym”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
13. 13.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
14. 14.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) g (b) l (c) u
15. 15.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) health (b) steak (c) team
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) by (b) deer (c) whole
17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) could (c) fasten
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “brake”? (a) waist (b) break (c) steel
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) g (c) f
21. 21.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
22. 22.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) balloon
26. 26.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “week”? (a) plain (b) knight (c) weak
28. 28.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) health (b) bread (c) eat
29. 29.In “cent”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “cell”? (a) allowed (b) know (c) sell
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) d (c) c
34. 34.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
35. 35.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) window (c) shirt
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
40. 40.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) fought (b) thought (c) dough

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