Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 85 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “rose”? (a) steal (b) by (c) rows
5. 5.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) tough (b) fought (c) rough
6. 6.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) wood (b) hook (c) pool
7. 7.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) thought (b) tough (c) although
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) waste (b) knight (c) meet
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
13. 13.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) tough (c) although
14. 14.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
15. 15.Listen to “city”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “know”? (a) break (b) no (c) made
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) sweater (b) dream (c) beach
20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) great (c) team (d) break
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
22. 22.In “fly”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
23. 23.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
28. 28.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) enough (b) fought (c) although
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
30. 30.Listen to “giant”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) although (b) bought (c) fought
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “groan”? (a) bear (b) grown (c) hole
34. 34.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) w (b) r (c) e
35. 35.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) dead (b) seat (c) peach
36. 36.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
39. 39.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f

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