Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 205 · 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.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
2. 2.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) great (b) bread (c) teach
3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) heavy (b) team (c) speak
4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) moon (b) goose (c) good (d) tooth
5. 5.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) look (b) goose (c) wool
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) hook (b) food (c) flood
7. 7.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
8. 8.In “chef”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) panda
10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) rough (b) through (c) bought
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) river (b) curiosity (c) shirt
12. 12.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) wood (b) good (c) boot
13. 13.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
16. 16.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) k (c) l
18. 18.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) world (c) garden
21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “passed”? (a) past (b) pear (c) heel
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) open (c) again
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) method (c) balloon
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) passed (b) by (c) pear
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “plain”? (a) flower (b) heal (c) plane
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
29. 29.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sail”? (a) by (b) sale (c) weak
31. 31.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sweater (b) head (c) dead (d) speak
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) d (c) s
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
35. 35.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) pool (b) foot (c) blood
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) t (c) c
37. 37.In “city”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
38. 38.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
39. 39.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) dough (b) rough (c) thought
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m

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