Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 146 · 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 to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
2. 2.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) book (b) good (c) moon
3. 3.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) break (b) sea (c) team
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) by (b) mist (c) peace
8. 8.Listen to “orange”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
9. 9.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) bought (b) through (c) although
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) blew (b) one (c) made
11. 11.In “bag”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
12. 12.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
13. 13.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
14. 14.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
15. 15.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) bought (c) fought (d) rough
17. 17.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) breakfast (b) weather (c) beach
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “right”? (a) break (b) knight (c) write
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) drama (c) seven
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “tail”? (a) mail (b) tale (c) their
24. 24.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) speak (b) steak (c) ready
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) computer (b) girl (c) helicopter
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “bury”? (a) knot (b) no (c) berry
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) dough (b) fought (c) rough
31. 31.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “see”? (a) sea (b) wait (c) pear
33. 33.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) pool (b) look (c) flood
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) problem
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
37. 37.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
38. 38.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) leaf (b) health (c) break
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”

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