Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 117 · 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 many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) knot (b) won (c) ate
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
5. 5.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flu”? (a) steel (b) flew (c) missed
7. 7.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) tough (b) fought (c) through
8. 8.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) fought (b) tough (c) enough
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) foot (b) good (c) cook (d) pool
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
14. 14.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) cook (b) look (c) moon
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
16. 16.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) comb (b) castle (c) knit
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
19. 19.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
21. 21.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) together (b) square (c) cricket
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) groan (b) ate (c) tail
24. 24.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) sweater (b) beach (c) ready
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) boot (b) look (c) pool (d) food
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
28. 28.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) heavy (b) great (c) break (d) steak
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tow”? (a) steel (b) toe (c) won
31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) kneel (c) foreign
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “weight”? (a) wait (b) sun (c) sea
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) great (c) steak (d) break
35. 35.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) health (b) steak (c) leaf
36. 36.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) teach (b) steak (c) sweater
37. 37.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
39. 39.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

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