Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 166 · 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.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) pair (b) there (c) whole
2. 2.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) cook (b) good (c) flood
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
7. 7.In “graph”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) steak (b) seat (c) dead
9. 9.In “school”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waist”? (a) know (b) buy (c) waste
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) monkey (c) bright
12. 12.Listen to “graph”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
14. 14.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) meat (b) weather (c) great
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) design (c) wrist
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen to “baby”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
20. 20.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
21. 21.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) weather (b) clean (c) teach
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) bonus (c) suppose
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) waist (b) flew (c) sale
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) police
28. 28.In “lunch”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
29. 29.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) bought (b) though (c) rough
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flew”? (a) break (b) past (c) flu
31. 31.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “bear”? (a) aloud (b) bare (c) heal
37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) flour (b) mail (c) ate
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) zebra (c) suppose
39. 39.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3

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