Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 148 · 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 “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) school (b) blood (c) wool
5. 5.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) yolk (b) doubt (c) reign
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) food (b) cook (c) look (d) foot
7. 7.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) though (b) bought (c) rough
8. 8.In “goat”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
9. 9.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) crumb (b) wrist (c) knight
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “toe”? (a) blew (b) sell (c) tow
11. 11.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
13. 13.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) thought (b) dough (c) tough
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) paper (c) school
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) mango (c) earth
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) blue (b) rode (c) won
20. 20.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) pool (c) spoon
21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) knife (c) tomb
22. 22.In “graph”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
23. 23.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) h (b) y (c) q
24. 24.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) cactus (c) cobra
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) around (c) season
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) look (b) blood (c) flood
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
32. 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) flood
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) meet (b) son (c) pair
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) balloon (c) pizza
35. 35.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) could (b) plumber (c) knot
36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “break”? (a) tale (b) brake (c) by
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac

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