Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 20 · 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.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
2. 2.In “machine”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) earth (b) rabbit (c) helicopter
4. 4.In “elephant”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
5. 5.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
7. 7.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) dough (b) although (c) rough
8. 8.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
9. 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) i (b) m (c) c
10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) brought (b) dough (c) enough
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) cobra (c) pizza
12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “peace”? (a) piece (b) ate (c) there
13. 13.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) write (b) meat (c) one
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “deer”? (a) plane (b) dear (c) won
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) eight (b) knot (c) sun
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) computer (c) university
18. 18.In “girl”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
19. 19.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
21. 21.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
22. 22.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
23. 23.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) break (b) seat (c) sea
25. 25.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
26. 26.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) l (b) u (c) n
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) cactus
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) breakfast (c) steak (d) great
30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) would (c) wrist
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) g (c) r
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) mist (b) there (c) sale
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) road (b) knew (c) ate
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
39. 39.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “passed”? (a) cell (b) past (c) write

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