Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 187 · 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 “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) salad (c) lemon
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) here (b) see (c) flu
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) n (c) g
5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bury”? (a) break (b) berry (c) meet
6. 6.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
7. 7.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) x (b) b (c) c
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) ready (b) team (c) teach
11. 11.Listen to “magic”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) collect
14. 14.In “rice”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) knob (c) wrist
16. 16.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
17. 17.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) thought (b) tough (c) dough
18. 18.Listen to “chair”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tail”? (a) not (b) peace (c) tale
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) knot (b) wait (c) hear
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) won (b) pear (c) knew
24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wood (b) goose (c) pool (d) food
25. 25.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) goose
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) enough (b) dough (c) brought
28. 28.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) food (b) wood (c) blood
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
30. 30.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) crumb (b) wrist (c) reign
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
32. 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) flood (b) good (c) pool
33. 33.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “VIP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
35. 35.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) enough (b) fought (c) tough
36. 36.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) z (b) a (c) i
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.In “city”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “no”? (a) pear (b) plane (c) know

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