Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 141 · 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 “school”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) weather (b) head (c) speak
3. 3.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “groan”? (a) maid (b) grown (c) break
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) correct
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) o (b) g (c) r
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “plain”? (a) plane (b) road (c) weak
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “berry”? (a) meet (b) bury (c) see
11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bear”? (a) night (b) bare (c) missed
12. 12.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blew”? (a) meet (b) blue (c) wait
14. 14.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) heal (b) sun (c) meet
16. 16.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) great (b) eat (c) break
17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) plumber (c) reign
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waist”? (a) past (b) waste (c) hole
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
20. 20.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) e (b) c (c) m
21. 21.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “are”? (a) u (b) s (c) r
22. 22.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) rhino (c) sign
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
28. 28.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) whole (b) knot (c) tomb
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) foot (b) moon (c) flood
32. 32.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
35. 35.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) x (b) u (c) k
36. 36.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “rows”? (a) sell (b) rose (c) wait
38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “break”? (a) allowed (b) one (c) brake
39. 39.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
40. 40.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) soften (b) half (c) salmon

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