Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 163 · 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 “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) clean (b) breakfast (c) beach
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) health (b) bread (c) leaf (d) weather
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “peace”? (a) piece (b) sale (c) male
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) dear (b) pear (c) flew
12. 12.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
14. 14.Listen to “dolphin”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “f”, as in “fan” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
16. 16.In “dolphin”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “p”, as in “pen”
17. 17.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) avocado (c) teacher
19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) through (c) fought (d) thought
20. 20.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) dream (b) meat (c) breakfast
21. 21.Listen to “come”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
22. 22.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
23. 23.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
26. 26.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen to “bag”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
32. 32.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “cell”? (a) sell (b) know (c) bear
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) breakfast (b) great (c) feather
38. 38.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) conversation (b) telephone (c) possibility
40. 40.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) feather (b) bread (c) sea

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