Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 125 · 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 and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) cook (b) look (c) goose
3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) though (b) through (c) rough
4. 4.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) look (b) school (c) food
5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) listen (b) lamb (c) rhyme
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “flour”? (a) flower (b) dear (c) knight
16. 16.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) r (b) g (c) u
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) people (b) curiosity (c) hospital
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “week”? (a) weak (b) grown (c) write
20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) personality (c) together
21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) though (b) tough (c) brought
22. 22.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) eat (b) heavy (c) beach (d) speak
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) wrist (b) design (c) sword
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) focus (c) around
26. 26.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
27. 27.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
28. 28.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) flood (b) look (c) moon
29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whistle (b) doubt (c) knot
30. 30.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
31. 31.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
32. 32.In “sit”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) road (b) here (c) meat
37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) meat (b) head (c) bread
38. 38.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
39. 39.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) doubt (c) answer
40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) talk (b) comb (c) doubt

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