Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 124 · 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 “past”? (a) rode (b) passed (c) bear
2. 2.Listen to “phone”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) goose (b) food (c) foot
5. 5.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
6. 6.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
7. 7.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
8. 8.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) again (c) bonus
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “mist”? (a) missed (b) mail (c) meat
13. 13.In “come”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
16. 16.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
18. 18.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrist (b) comb (c) would
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) dead (b) meat (c) team
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) television (b) stretch (c) cricket
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) flu (b) pair (c) steel
22. 22.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) meat (b) bread (c) sea
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) d (c) s
24. 24.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) blood (b) moon (c) cook
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weight”? (a) wait (b) one (c) tow
26. 26.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) salmon (c) kneel
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “plain”? (a) heal (b) one (c) plane
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steal”? (a) bear (b) rows (c) steel
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
37. 37.In “busy”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
38. 38.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) spoon (b) cook (c) tooth (d) goose
39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flew”? (a) peace (b) waste (c) flu
40. 40.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee

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