Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 12 · 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 “bare”? (a) bear (b) sea (c) buy
2. 2.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) although (b) dough (c) rough
3. 3.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) whole (b) whistle (c) reign
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) health (b) peach (c) head
7. 7.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) moon (b) school (c) cook
9. 9.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) goose (b) food (c) flood (d) moon
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) correct (c) cactus
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sun”? (a) son (b) plain (c) rose
14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) kneel (b) answer (c) knot
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
17. 17.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) tough (c) although
18. 18.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) break (b) sea (c) bread
19. 19.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
20. 20.In “busy”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) thought (b) through (c) tough
22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) dough (b) tough (c) through
24. 24.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “toe”? (a) eight (b) tow (c) deer
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) toe (b) knew (c) weight
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “waste”? (a) waist (b) knot (c) road
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) knot (b) tail (c) blew
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) k (c) n
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
31. 31.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) ghost (c) tomb
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “won”? (a) sale (b) here (c) one
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
35. 35.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
36. 36.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) open (c) complete
38. 38.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) week (b) knight (c) sea
40. 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an

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