Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 167 · 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 does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) weather (b) beach (c) eat (d) leaf
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
5. 5.In “yes”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “heal”? (a) heel (b) flew (c) right
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) correct (c) lemon
8. 8.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) moon (b) book (c) school
9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) imagination (c) teacher
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) hole (b) sail (c) pear
13. 13.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) wonderful (c) sister
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) seat (b) ready (c) break
16. 16.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) tough (b) dough (c) though
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blew”? (a) piece (b) blue (c) made
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) ate (b) sale (c) meat
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) won (b) mail (c) bare
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) mail (b) their (c) piece
25. 25.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) feather (b) eat (c) steak
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) collect (c) drama
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
30. 30.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plain”? (a) flower (b) plane (c) blue
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) bought (c) brought (d) enough
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) around (c) asleep
34. 34.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) seat (b) peach (c) sweater
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “their”? (a) peace (b) knot (c) there
40. 40.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land

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