Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 170 · 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 do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) although (b) bought (c) enough
5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) bought (c) through (d) fought
6. 6.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
7. 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
8. 8.Listen to “ice”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) one (b) see (c) knew
10. 10.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) road (b) ate (c) here
14. 14.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knit (b) foreign (c) rhino
15. 15.In “sky”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “week”? (a) weak (b) heal (c) past
18. 18.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) moon (c) look (d) hook
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “break”? (a) there (b) brake (c) sun
20. 20.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) sea (b) steak (c) ready
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
22. 22.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) break (b) weather (c) sea
23. 23.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
24. 24.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) heavy (b) peach (c) sweater
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “new”? (a) sun (b) won (c) knew
26. 26.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) would (b) knit (c) could
27. 27.Listen to “machine”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
29. 29.In “girl”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flower”? (a) hear (b) flour (c) blew
31. 31.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) through (b) fought (c) enough
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
34. 34.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “won”? (a) knew (b) buy (c) one
38. 38.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) bonus (c) balloon
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5

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