Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 147 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) personality (c) water
3. 3.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
4. 4.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) knit (c) tomb
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
7. 7.Listen to “graph”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
8. 8.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) meat (b) dream (c) steak
10. 10.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) bought (b) dough (c) thought
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
13. 13.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
14. 14.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) l (b) v (c) o
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
17. 17.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) w (b) y (c) v
18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yellow (b) kangaroo (c) information
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) n (b) s (c) g
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “groan”? (a) blew (b) there (c) grown
22. 22.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sweater (b) clean (c) sea (d) meat
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) pizza (c) awake
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meet”? (a) weak (b) made (c) meat
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) hook (b) good (c) book (d) moon
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
27. 27.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) alive (c) seven
30. 30.In “cent”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
34. 34.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) c (b) k (c) y
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) pizza
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) collect (c) seven
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
39. 39.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
40. 40.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit

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