Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 177 · 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.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) blood (b) hook (c) boot
2. 2.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) tooth (b) look (c) book
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) passed (b) peace (c) berry
4. 4.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) book (b) blood (c) tooth
5. 5.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) dough (b) though (c) thought
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “tail”? (a) past (b) tale (c) mist
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
8. 8.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “yes”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) happen
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
14. 14.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) knit (c) write
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) people (b) television (c) beautiful
16. 16.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) fought (b) brought (c) dough
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) focus (c) collect
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) made (b) allowed (c) tail
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) suppose
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.In “busy”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) wrist (c) folk
25. 25.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “male”? (a) mail (b) flour (c) their
27. 27.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
28. 28.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) kneel (c) ghost
29. 29.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
30. 30.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) q (b) s (c) e
31. 31.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) breakfast (b) meat (c) steak
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “heel”? (a) won (b) pair (c) heal
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) seat (b) heavy (c) health (d) bread
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) wait (b) there (c) night

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