Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 196 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) open (c) salad
2. 2.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) folk (c) knight
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.In “busy”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “bear”? (a) bare (b) piece (c) heel
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) w (c) d
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “brake”? (a) allowed (b) break (c) tow
8. 8.Listen to “bus”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
9. 9.Listen to “music”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) w (c) r
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) yellow (c) beautiful
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) s (c) h
17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) doubt (b) sword (c) ghost
18. 18.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
19. 19.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) plant (c) television
21. 21.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) though (c) brought (d) thought
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) alive (c) happen
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) b (c) n
27. 27.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) clean (b) beach (c) ready
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) r (b) f (c) g
30. 30.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) meat (b) weather (c) break
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
32. 32.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
33. 33.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “whole”? (a) not (b) hole (c) rode
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) beach (b) clean (c) sea (d) break
36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) weather (b) eat (c) bread (d) health
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) sofa (c) around
40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) spoon (b) flood (c) moon

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