Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 109 · 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 and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) boot (b) foot (c) spoon
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “flew”? (a) pear (b) flu (c) rose
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.In “baby”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
6. 6.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
7. 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “BSc”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
10. 10.In “sure”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
11. 11.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
12. 12.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) goose (b) boot (c) hook
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) weak (b) won (c) missed
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) c (c) b
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) brought (b) thought (c) rough
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
17. 17.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) flood (b) food (c) good
18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “week”? (a) toe (b) flower (c) weak
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) curiosity (c) square
20. 20.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) n (b) c (c) b
21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) doubt (b) design (c) fasten
22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) tomb (b) whole (c) knob
23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) salmon (c) rhino
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) banana (c) opportunity
25. 25.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) thought (b) through (c) dough
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) goose (b) moon (c) book
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
29. 29.In “ice”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) extra (c) balloon
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) police (c) panda
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) talk (c) castle
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) look (b) wood (c) hook (d) goose
36. 36.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
37. 37.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) flood (b) pool (c) good
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
40. 40.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les

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