Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 84 · 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 “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) whole (c) knob
3. 3.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) u (b) o (c) h
4. 4.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
5. 5.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) wood (b) flood (c) pool
6. 6.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) peach (c) leaf
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) z (b) y (c) r
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “BSc”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) world (b) sister (c) activity
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen to “magic”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
13. 13.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) clean (b) bread (c) heavy
14. 14.In “music”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
15. 15.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
16. 16.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
17. 17.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) hook (b) food (c) pool
18. 18.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) y (b) k (c) i
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
22. 22.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) steak (c) great (d) sea
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) bought (b) tough (c) thought
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) salad (c) again
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flu”? (a) knew (b) flew (c) blue
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “deer”? (a) mail (b) dear (c) flour
33. 33.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) fought (b) tough (c) though
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) folk (c) fasten
37. 37.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) though (b) bought (c) brought
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
39. 39.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) break (c) peach (d) steak

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