Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 197 · 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 to “photo”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) tooth (b) boot (c) look
5. 5.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) great (c) steak (d) dream
7. 7.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “plain”? (a) plane (b) not (c) mail
11. 11.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) through (b) although (c) bought
12. 12.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) elephant (c) university
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dead (b) heavy (c) steak (d) feather
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) butterfly (c) window
19. 19.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) break (c) steak (d) speak
20. 20.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) though (b) bought (c) tough
21. 21.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) food (b) look (c) flood
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “flu”? (a) flew (b) brake (c) heal
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) sea (b) weather (c) dead
27. 27.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “BSc”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
32. 32.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) rough (b) tough (c) brought
33. 33.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) heavy (b) health (c) team
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
35. 35.In “music”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
38. 38.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) steak (c) feather (d) break
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “bear”? (a) there (b) bury (c) bare
40. 40.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a

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