Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 96 · 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 do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) suppose (c) happen
3. 3.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) r (b) h (c) b
4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) walk (b) half (c) gnat
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) yolk (c) debt
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “allowed”? (a) blue (b) hole (c) aloud
8. 8.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “brake”? (a) bury (b) won (c) break
10. 10.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) dough (c) through (d) although
12. 12.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) thought (b) through (c) dough
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) avocado (c) together
14. 14.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) plumber (c) design
15. 15.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
16. 16.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) salmon (b) sword (c) foreign
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) police (c) focus
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
19. 19.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) bought (b) enough (c) though
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) bought (b) through (c) although
22. 22.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
23. 23.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) steak (b) breakfast (c) speak
24. 24.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) l (b) k (c) t
27. 27.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) tough (b) though (c) fought
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sail”? (a) no (b) week (c) sale
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plane”? (a) plain (b) flower (c) sell
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
33. 33.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) hook (b) school (c) good
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “past”? (a) flower (b) passed (c) steel
35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) folk (b) reign (c) write
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “aloud”? (a) right (b) break (c) allowed
38. 38.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o

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