Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 133 · 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 to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
2. 2.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) leaf (b) breakfast (c) meat
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
4. 4.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) clean (b) dead (c) steak
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tail”? (a) bare (b) tale (c) road
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “road”? (a) passed (b) flu (c) rode
9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) conversation (c) paper
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
11. 11.In “goat”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) steak (b) health (c) team
13. 13.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) tough (c) though (d) rough
16. 16.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
17. 17.Listen to “bag”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plane”? (a) steal (b) plain (c) know
19. 19.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
22. 22.Listen to “cat”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
23. 23.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) wood
24. 24.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) pear (b) weight (c) one
26. 26.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
28. 28.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) sea (c) steak (d) great
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) flour (b) male (c) blew
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weight”? (a) wait (b) whole (c) tow
34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) kneel (b) whistle (c) knob
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
37. 37.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) castle (b) fasten (c) knit
38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) enough (b) dough (c) bought
39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) kneel (b) honest (c) answer
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rose”? (a) sell (b) whole (c) rows

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