Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 140 · 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 “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) eat (b) great (c) meat
3. 3.Listen to “yellow”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
4. 4.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) look (b) hook (c) pool
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “weak”? (a) tale (b) their (c) week
6. 6.In “elephant”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “f”, as in “fan” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “p”, as in “pen”
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen to “ice”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) though (b) enough (c) rough
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) mist (b) by (c) week
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “meat”? (a) meet (b) rows (c) hear
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
21. 21.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
22. 22.In “young”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) pizza (c) alive
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) zebra (c) alive
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) square (b) hospital (c) calculator
29. 29.In “sky”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
31. 31.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
34. 34.Listen to “cry”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “waist”? (a) plain (b) write (c) waste
36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
37. 37.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) enough (b) though (c) fought
38. 38.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
39. 39.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) o (b) f (c) w
40. 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an

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