Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 164 · 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 “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
2. 2.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
4. 4.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) salmon (b) design (c) talk
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) soften (c) plumber
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) wool (b) moon (c) flood
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) alligator (c) electricity
11. 11.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
13. 13.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) peach (b) ready (c) meat
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “wait”? (a) toe (b) flower (c) weight
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) enough
16. 16.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) speak (b) clean (c) head
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) examination (b) garden (c) celebration
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “mist”? (a) whole (b) son (c) missed
20. 20.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
21. 21.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
22. 22.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) foot (b) boot (c) school
23. 23.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
24. 24.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
25. 25.In “sugar”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
26. 26.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) u (b) f (c) p
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) lesson
28. 28.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) s (c) n
31. 31.In “fly”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
33. 33.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) s (b) y (c) n
34. 34.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) break (b) ready (c) dream
35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) knit (b) reign (c) rhino
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) cell (b) maid (c) sale
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n

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