Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 142 · 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 part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
2. 2.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) yolk (b) plumber (c) rhyme
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “grown”? (a) sea (b) groan (c) rode
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) mist (b) hole (c) here
7. 7.In “funny”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weak”? (a) blue (b) week (c) heel
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen to “school”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
16. 16.In “music”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) through (b) although (c) rough
19. 19.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) blew (b) no (c) maid
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
22. 22.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) brought (c) dough (d) although
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) week (b) mail (c) sea
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) panda (c) correct
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “there”? (a) their (b) knight (c) peace
29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) cook (b) flood (c) look
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) health (b) dead (c) eat
31. 31.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) moon (b) tooth (c) spoon (d) foot
32. 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) tooth (b) hook (c) flood
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “sale”? (a) night (b) dear (c) sail
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “past”? (a) tow (b) passed (c) won
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) complete (c) ago
37. 37.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4

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