Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 130 · 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 “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
3. 3.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
5. 5.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “ate”? (a) mist (b) eight (c) no
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) toe (b) knot (c) waste
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “no”? (a) hole (b) ate (c) know
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “brake”? (a) break (b) bare (c) their
11. 11.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) blue (b) hear (c) break
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.In “sugar”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) eat (b) heavy (c) break
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blew”? (a) blue (b) plane (c) bury
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “allowed”? (a) flour (b) wait (c) aloud
20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) opportunity (c) television
21. 21.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
24. 24.In “young”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
25. 25.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) film (c) curiosity
27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flew”? (a) flu (b) made (c) buy
28. 28.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) design
29. 29.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “tail”? (a) grown (b) waist (c) tale
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “flu”? (a) flew (b) knot (c) peace
32. 32.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) school (b) flood (c) spoon
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) w (b) d (c) l
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) flour (b) past (c) won
37. 37.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) allowed (b) blew (c) sun
39. 39.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
40. 40.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO

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