Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 156 · 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 and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) t (b) c (c) p
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) made (b) ate (c) plane
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) correct
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) asked (b) alligator (c) dinosaur
8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) tomb (c) listen
9. 9.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) tooth (b) cook (c) food (d) boot
10. 10.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
11. 11.Listen to “magic”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
12. 12.In “cent”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “aloud”? (a) pear (b) knot (c) allowed
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “tale”? (a) tail (b) son (c) whole
16. 16.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) thought (b) brought (c) rough
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) meet (b) ate (c) one
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “deer”? (a) tow (b) dear (c) meet
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) beach (b) sweater (c) head
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) hear (b) bare (c) toe
21. 21.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
22. 22.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “by”? (a) buy (b) male (c) blue
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) elephant (b) alligator (c) hippopotamus
30. 30.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
32. 32.In “giant”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) right (b) allowed (c) passed
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) buy (b) cell (c) road
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) salad (c) awake
36. 36.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wood”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) school
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) l (c) w
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
40. 40.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) though (b) although (c) brought

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