Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 89 · 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 sounds exactly like “here”? (a) sell (b) hear (c) brake
2. 2.In “giant”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
3. 3.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
4. 4.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) stretch (c) watermelon
7. 7.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) bought (c) though
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) maid (b) flower (c) knew
9. 9.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
10. 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) speak (b) head (c) health
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “by”? (a) new (b) toe (c) buy
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) salmon (c) knot
15. 15.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) wool (b) foot (c) flood
16. 16.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) knife (c) soften
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) lemon (c) polite
18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) rough (b) thought (c) tough
19. 19.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
22. 22.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
23. 23.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
24. 24.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) method (c) happen
26. 26.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
27. 27.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
31. 31.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
32. 32.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) fasten (c) wrist
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
34. 34.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “aloud”? (a) bear (b) allowed (c) tail
36. 36.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) bread (b) clean (c) breakfast
37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) crumb (c) whistle
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
39. 39.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n

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