Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 182 · 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.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
5. 5.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) foreign (c) wrist
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) dream (b) meat (c) heavy
8. 8.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) clean (b) ready (c) breakfast
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) weight (b) weak (c) by
10. 10.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) teacher (c) cloud
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “sell”? (a) hole (b) cell (c) heel
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) not (b) ate (c) right
16. 16.In “lunch”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
19. 19.Listen to “giraffe”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
21. 21.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “flew”? (a) allowed (b) knight (c) flu
23. 23.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) road (b) won (c) pear
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
26. 26.Listen to “city”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
27. 27.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
28. 28.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) brought (b) though (c) tough
29. 29.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) though (b) enough (c) thought
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) here (b) ate (c) pear
32. 32.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) half (c) kneel
33. 33.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) boot (b) blood (c) book
34. 34.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) monkey (c) potato
36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “grown”? (a) waste (b) groan (c) tail
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
38. 38.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) monkey (b) telephone (c) caterpillar

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