Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 145 · 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 “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) n (c) g
4. 4.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) past (b) hole (c) hear
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) could (b) rhyme (c) sword
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) invitation (c) personality
12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “heel”? (a) aloud (b) sun (c) heal
13. 13.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
14. 14.In “phone”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “f”, as in “fan” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plain”? (a) passed (b) plane (c) bear
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) information (c) friend
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) meat (b) pair (c) deer
21. 21.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
22. 22.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) cook (b) hook (c) blood
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) honest (c) folk
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) rhyme (b) listen (c) sign
28. 28.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) z (b) o (c) j
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knit (b) honest (c) crumb
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) method (c) collect
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
34. 34.In “funny”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) seat (b) heavy (c) teach (d) sea
36. 36.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) r (b) a (c) t
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer

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