Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 172 · 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 “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
2. 2.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
3. 3.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) food (b) hook (c) flood
4. 4.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
6. 6.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) tail (b) dear (c) passed
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) meat (b) passed (c) buy
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) correct
11. 11.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) wrist (b) answer (c) rhino
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “tow”? (a) toe (b) aloud (c) write
14. 14.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) wood (b) foot (c) blood
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
16. 16.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
19. 19.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) l (b) c (c) u
20. 20.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
21. 21.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) beach (b) sweater (c) break
22. 22.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “mist”? (a) missed (b) meet (c) tow
24. 24.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blew”? (a) flu (b) sale (c) blue
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
29. 29.Listen to “alphabet”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) food (c) goose
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) food (b) pool (c) spoon (d) good
33. 33.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) fought (b) rough (c) though
34. 34.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
35. 35.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.In “page”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
37. 37.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
38. 38.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
39. 39.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) doctor (c) computer

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