Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 193 · 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 “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) thought (b) though (c) through
2. 2.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
3. 3.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sign (b) listen (c) comb
4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) feather (b) sea (c) dream (d) peach
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
6. 6.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
7. 7.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) through (b) brought (c) though
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “won”? (a) their (b) one (c) son
10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) break (c) steak (d) bread
11. 11.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) break (b) feather (c) seat
12. 12.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “allowed”? (a) there (b) see (c) aloud
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
21. 21.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) knot (c) answer
22. 22.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “knot”? (a) week (b) not (c) right
24. 24.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) wood (b) flood (c) moon
25. 25.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
27. 27.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) flew (b) tail (c) sea
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
31. 31.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) kangaroo (c) geography
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) weather (b) break (c) feather (d) breakfast
35. 35.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) listen (b) rhyme (c) salmon
37. 37.Listen to “teacher”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waste”? (a) pair (b) flew (c) waist
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) good (b) blood (c) spoon

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