Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 171 · 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 part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) flu (b) weight (c) sale
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) little (c) school
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plain”? (a) dear (b) plane (c) hear
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) picture (c) curiosity
9. 9.Listen to “page”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weight”? (a) weak (b) rose (c) wait
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) flour (b) blue (c) by
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) alive
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) hear (b) flour (c) knot
21. 21.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) meat (b) break (c) eat
25. 25.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) boot (b) hook (c) flood
26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) maid (b) hear (c) flower
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “see”? (a) sun (b) cell (c) sea
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sail”? (a) waste (b) sale (c) night
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) l (b) n (c) k
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) answer (c) sign
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) hospital (c) understanding
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) wrist (c) foreign

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