Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 151 · 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 do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
2. 2.Listen to “rose”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
3. 3.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) though (c) although (d) dough
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) around (c) suppose
8. 8.Listen to “phone”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “f”, as in “fan” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) rhino (c) doubt
10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) reign (b) ghost (c) wrist
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) alive (c) problem
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) lesson
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “dear”? (a) one (b) deer (c) by
14. 14.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) rough (b) though (c) bought
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
21. 21.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) s (b) f (c) t
23. 23.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) school
24. 24.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) won (b) groan (c) made
26. 26.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) break (b) heavy (c) eat
27. 27.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
28. 28.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) jumped (b) water (c) banana
33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) weather (b) break (c) steak (d) great
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) computer (c) geography
37. 37.In “cell”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
40. 40.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) dough (b) fought (c) although

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