Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 129 · 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 has a silent “h”? (a) honest (b) knit (c) design
2. 2.Listen to “my”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) tooth (b) food (c) school (d) good
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) ago (c) alive
5. 5.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “rode”? (a) blew (b) night (c) road
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) lamb (c) sign
9. 9.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) spoon (b) blood (c) wood
10. 10.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) feather (b) beach (c) dream
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) heavy (b) team (c) ready (d) feather
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) sweater (b) sea (c) heavy
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “tow”? (a) toe (b) rows (c) flour
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) support (c) again
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) although (c) dough
24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) knot (c) rhino
25. 25.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) teach (b) steak (c) meat
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) tail (b) maid (c) rows
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) comma (c) alive
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) s (c) w
31. 31.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
32. 32.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
34. 34.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) brought (c) enough (d) rough
36. 36.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) wrist (b) knot (c) soften
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) rows (b) heal (c) steel
40. 40.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live

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