Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 211 · 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 word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) break (c) steak (d) teach
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
3. 3.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
4. 4.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) heavy (b) beach (c) eat
5. 5.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
7. 7.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) again (c) happen
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen to “happy”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
12. 12.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “heal”? (a) weight (b) flower (c) heel
14. 14.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
15. 15.Listen to “page”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) peach (b) eat (c) speak (d) steak
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
19. 19.Listen to “chef”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) bought (b) though (c) rough
22. 22.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lesson (c) panda
24. 24.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
25. 25.Listen to “elephant”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
26. 26.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) pool (b) blood (c) look
27. 27.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) d (b) u (c) j
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen to “teacher”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
30. 30.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) enough (b) bought (c) rough
31. 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) head (b) sea (c) break
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “dear”? (a) deer (b) sea (c) their
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) asleep (c) sofa
35. 35.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) bread (b) speak (c) steak
36. 36.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
37. 37.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
39. 39.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) wrist (c) fasten
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “break”? (a) deer (b) brake (c) night

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