Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 1 · 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.Listen: which word sounds the same as “by”? (a) meat (b) maid (c) buy
2. 2.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
3. 3.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
5. 5.In “bus”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) break (c) great (d) heavy
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “whole”? (a) hole (b) pear (c) mail
8. 8.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) grown (b) meet (c) steal
10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) yolk
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) steak (c) sea (d) great
12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knot”? (a) week (b) allowed (c) not
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) t (c) l
14. 14.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
15. 15.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) enough (b) fought (c) though
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
17. 17.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) comb (c) plumber
18. 18.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) deer (b) ate (c) made
21. 21.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
22. 22.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “peace”? (a) piece (b) waste (c) there
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
25. 25.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
26. 26.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) cobra
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
30. 30.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
31. 31.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) plant (c) together
33. 33.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
35. 35.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
36. 36.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) leaf (b) sea (c) ready
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) happy (b) avocado (c) hippopotamus
39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) good (b) tooth (c) book (d) foot
40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) foot (b) pool (c) wool

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