Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 203 · 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 and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) l (c) t
4. 4.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.In “chemist”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
8. 8.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “BSc”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
12. 12.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) e (b) f (c) j
13. 13.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) debt (b) half (c) honest
15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhyme (b) fasten (c) would
16. 16.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) sea (b) steak (c) heavy
17. 17.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) cook (b) flood (c) school
23. 23.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) blood (b) hook (c) pool
24. 24.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) by (b) week (c) pear
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) teach (b) dead (c) eat
27. 27.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “knot”? (a) heal (b) not (c) by
29. 29.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) brake (b) male (c) son
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) blew (b) steel (c) missed
32. 32.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
33. 33.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) sign (b) listen (c) rhyme
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
35. 35.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) p (b) c (c) k
36. 36.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
38. 38.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) blood (b) moon (c) look
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
40. 40.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) seat (b) dead (c) heavy

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