Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 21 · 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 part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) sweater (b) great (c) sea
4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sun”? (a) blue (b) ate (c) son
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) around (c) about
9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) debt (c) write
10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) listen (c) knit
11. 11.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) dream (b) dead (c) bread
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) open (c) again
13. 13.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) weather (b) heavy (c) ready (d) sea
14. 14.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) heavy (b) meat (c) health
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) t (c) r
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “write”? (a) there (b) peace (c) right
17. 17.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) weather (b) breakfast (c) speak
18. 18.In “fly”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) speak (b) meat (c) great
20. 20.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
21. 21.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) v (b) c (c) q
22. 22.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
23. 23.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) wool (b) book (c) school
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) caterpillar (b) shirt (c) pencil
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) lemon
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) balloon (c) suppose
34. 34.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) breakfast (b) heavy (c) speak
35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) weather (b) great (c) steak
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) tomato (b) personality (c) biology
38. 38.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) boot (b) good (c) cook
39. 39.In “page”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) knew (b) steel (c) knight

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