Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 18 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “groan”? (a) road (b) grown (c) bear
4. 4.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) bread (b) leaf (c) meat
5. 5.Listen to “chair”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) ago (c) cobra
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) although (b) rough (c) brought
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) focus (c) balloon
12. 12.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) mango (c) elephant
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “brake”? (a) knight (b) break (c) right
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “flour”? (a) knew (b) sell (c) flower
18. 18.In “chemist”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) school
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) problem (c) correct
22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) soften (c) castle
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) blew (b) here (c) knew
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) police (c) focus
25. 25.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) g (c) d
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) blew (b) pear (c) flew
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sign (b) lamb (c) wrap
36. 36.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steel”? (a) flu (b) deer (c) steal
38. 38.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1

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