Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 121 · 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.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) health (b) clean (c) leaf
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
3. 3.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) wool (b) foot (c) pool
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) team (c) sweater
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) tail (b) no (c) heal
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) weather (b) dead (c) clean
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) monkey (c) activity
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) h (b) g (c) b
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) rough (c) enough (d) fought
15. 15.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) x (b) w (c) i
16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) bear (b) week (c) pear
19. 19.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) knight (c) fasten
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
29. 29.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) enough (b) dough (c) fought
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) cell (b) knew (c) pear
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “grown”? (a) son (b) groan (c) knight
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) support (c) open
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) important (b) personality (c) bright
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) their (b) know (c) not
38. 38.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) wood (b) book (c) blood
39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) steal (b) blew (c) son
40. 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a

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