Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 2 · 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 sounds exactly like “waist”? (a) blue (b) missed (c) waste
2. 2.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) fought (b) bought (c) rough
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
8. 8.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) fought (c) rough
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
10. 10.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) g (c) n
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
14. 14.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) food (b) look (c) blood
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) hear (b) rode (c) son
17. 17.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) sword (c) soften
18. 18.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
19. 19.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) d (b) t (c) n
20. 20.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
21. 21.Listen to “elephant”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “whole”? (a) one (b) hole (c) bare
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) jumped (c) calculator
26. 26.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) speak (b) breakfast (c) teach
28. 28.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) steak (b) clean (c) ready
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
30. 30.In “music”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) knight (b) plain (c) flower
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) bonus (c) suppose
34. 34.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
36. 36.In “sky”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) groan (b) here (c) heel
38. 38.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) thought (b) enough (c) although
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a

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