Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 204 · 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 “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
2. 2.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “knew”? (a) new (b) weak (c) heal
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) balloon (c) support
6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) would (c) knit
7. 7.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
9. 9.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) good (b) food (c) boot
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
11. 11.In “rose”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
12. 12.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) book (b) flood (c) foot
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) correct
16. 16.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) half (c) listen
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
18. 18.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) food (b) boot (c) wood
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mist”? (a) road (b) heel (c) missed
21. 21.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
25. 25.In “elephant”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
26. 26.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
27. 27.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) w (b) i (c) f
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) balloon (c) zebra
29. 29.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
30. 30.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
31. 31.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) through (b) brought (c) tough
32. 32.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) r (b) b (c) a
33. 33.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) head (b) seat (c) great
34. 34.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
35. 35.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
37. 37.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) l (c) w
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knew”? (a) new (b) heal (c) made

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