Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 88 · 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 does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) enough (c) rough (d) through
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
3. 3.In “magic”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) r (b) m (c) h
5. 5.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) honest (c) yolk
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
8. 8.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) great (c) steak (d) dream
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) ghost (c) knight
13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) lamb (c) knot
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “write”? (a) blue (b) there (c) right
15. 15.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) bread (b) peach (c) sea
16. 16.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) though
20. 20.Listen to “try”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
22. 22.In “graph”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) past (b) aloud (c) flower
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
25. 25.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) fought (b) though (c) thought
26. 26.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) sea (b) steak (c) leaf
27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) honest (b) rhyme (c) would
28. 28.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) fought (b) although (c) tough
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) panda (c) police
31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) boot (b) book (c) flood
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “dear”? (a) knot (b) deer (c) knight
33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sweater (b) great (c) steak (d) break
34. 34.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “break”? (a) week (b) brake (c) son
36. 36.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) thought (c) bought
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h

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