Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 158 · 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 “square”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
5. 5.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.In “cheese”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
8. 8.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waste”? (a) heel (b) waist (c) son
10. 10.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
11. 11.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) clean (b) breakfast (c) health
12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) meet (b) weight (c) rows
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plain”? (a) meat (b) waist (c) plane
14. 14.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
16. 16.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) brought (b) dough (c) tough
17. 17.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) knit (c) half
18. 18.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) brought (c) bought (d) fought
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “steel”? (a) wait (b) steal (c) aloud
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “sell”? (a) plain (b) write (c) cell
24. 24.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) rough (b) although (c) thought
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) zebra
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) dream (b) feather (c) weather
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) open (c) complete
28. 28.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) look (b) moon (c) flood
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “week”? (a) weak (b) mail (c) pear
31. 31.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
33. 33.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) answer (c) knit
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) police (c) happen
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “aloud”? (a) plane (b) allowed (c) whole
36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “tow”? (a) toe (b) flew (c) break
37. 37.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) though (b) rough (c) fought
38. 38.Listen to “chemist”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) head (b) eat (c) team (d) sea

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