Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 144 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) ago (c) cactus
2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “berry”? (a) peace (b) bury (c) blue
3. 3.In “cry”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) food (b) spoon (c) look (d) goose
5. 5.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) enough (c) rough (d) thought
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) around (c) panda
9. 9.Listen to “city”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
10. 10.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
11. 11.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
12. 12.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) cook (b) school (c) flood
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
18. 18.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) food (b) foot (c) flood
19. 19.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) foot (c) book
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) sweater (b) clean (c) break
25. 25.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
26. 26.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) sign (c) knob
27. 27.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) pool (b) wool (c) book
31. 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) health (b) seat (c) breakfast
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “cell”? (a) grown (b) plane (c) sell
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) knife (c) honest
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) picture (c) holiday
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) whole (b) dear (c) knot
37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) tail (b) meet (c) road
38. 38.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) lamb (c) sword
39. 39.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) goose (b) look (c) food
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n

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