Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 116 · 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 letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) o (b) r (c) u
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “sell”? (a) cell (b) rose (c) male
4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) leaf (c) great (d) steak
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
6. 6.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) awake (c) seven
9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) bread (b) break (c) eat
10. 10.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) j (b) l (c) v
11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “past”? (a) flower (b) pear (c) passed
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “right”? (a) not (b) road (c) write
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
15. 15.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) a (b) p (c) h
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steel”? (a) pair (b) groan (c) steal
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
21. 21.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) cook (b) spoon (c) blood
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) meat (b) dead (c) steak
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) happen (c) suppose
27. 27.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rows”? (a) rose (b) wait (c) waist
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
30. 30.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) enough (b) dough (c) thought
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “allowed”? (a) aloud (b) brake (c) rode
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
33. 33.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) debt (c) gnat
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) moon (b) food (c) pool (d) wool
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “son”? (a) brake (b) bare (c) sun
36. 36.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
37. 37.In “sun”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
38. 38.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) suppose
40. 40.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son

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