Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 91 · 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 “break”? (a) meet (b) brake (c) pear
2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “groan”? (a) eight (b) peace (c) grown
3. 3.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) talk (c) kneel
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
5. 5.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
6. 6.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) debt (c) castle
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “won”? (a) wait (b) one (c) steal
9. 9.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) fought (b) dough (c) thought
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) rode (b) plane (c) one
11. 11.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) blood (b) spoon (c) cook
12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sun”? (a) groan (b) son (c) write
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “aloud”? (a) blew (b) allowed (c) cell
16. 16.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) steak (b) team (c) sweater
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
19. 19.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) n (b) c (c) m
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) aloud (b) night (c) flour
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) tomb (b) honest (c) listen
24. 24.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) s (b) i (c) t
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) see (b) missed (c) passed
27. 27.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) y (b) s (c) u
28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) yellow (c) square
29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) boot (b) cook (c) good (d) wool
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) look
31. 31.In “cup”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “write”? (a) their (b) knight (c) right
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) suppose (c) about
35. 35.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
36. 36.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
39. 39.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
40. 40.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT

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