Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 111 · 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 “week”? (a) sail (b) flew (c) weak
2. 2.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) break (b) eat (c) heavy
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) polite (c) drama
4. 4.In “fly”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
5. 5.Listen to “bus”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) ago (c) panda
7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) paper (b) personality (c) understanding
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mist”? (a) there (b) missed (c) eight
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) alive (c) pizza
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
12. 12.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) leaf (b) bread (c) heavy
13. 13.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) steak (b) dream (c) sea
14. 14.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) school (b) look (c) blood
15. 15.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) j (b) u (c) p
16. 16.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) hook (c) pool
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
18. 18.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) flood (b) school (c) goose (d) food
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) police (c) happen
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
23. 23.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) could (c) answer
25. 25.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) open (c) correct
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) great (b) health (c) seat
31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) half (b) crumb (c) knife
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “groan”? (a) buy (b) grown (c) pair
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) balloon (c) focus
35. 35.In “photo”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) comb (b) reign (c) kneel
38. 38.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) brought (c) although (d) dough
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) see (b) rows (c) ate

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