Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 15 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) cobra (c) open
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “write”? (a) tale (b) right (c) made
3. 3.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) s (c) g
5. 5.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) no (b) knew (c) rose
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
9. 9.In “cake”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) comma
11. 11.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) wonderful (c) girl
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) break (b) blew (c) steel
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “knot”? (a) made (b) blew (c) not
16. 16.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) though
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
18. 18.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
19. 19.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) blood (b) school (c) book
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) night (b) ate (c) week
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
22. 22.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) past (b) pair (c) sun
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “brake”? (a) eight (b) break (c) piece
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
28. 28.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Listen to “music”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
30. 30.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) book (b) spoon (c) foot
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) sofa (c) alive
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flower”? (a) grown (b) flour (c) hole
33. 33.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) brought (b) fought (c) though
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) know (b) here (c) son
35. 35.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) enough (b) dough (c) although
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
39. 39.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) enough (b) bought (c) though
40. 40.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) knife (c) write

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