Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 214 · 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: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) plane (b) road (c) blue
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) tough (c) dough
7. 7.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) knot (c) could
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “allowed”? (a) buy (b) aloud (c) blew
9. 9.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
10. 10.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) spoon (b) look (c) boot
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) around (c) awake
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
15. 15.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) r (b) o (c) t
16. 16.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) goose (b) cook (c) wood
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) police (c) cactus
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) no (b) by (c) knot
21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) enough (b) although (c) brought
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) though (b) fought (c) rough
24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) yolk (b) castle (c) plumber
25. 25.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
26. 26.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “berry”? (a) here (b) bury (c) son
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “plain”? (a) plane (b) past (c) road
29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “rows”? (a) rose (b) missed (c) buy
30. 30.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) eat (b) meat (c) sea (d) head
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plain”? (a) piece (b) plane (c) no
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “BSc”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
34. 34.In “chorus”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) seven (c) method
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “no”? (a) know (b) buy (c) not
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) gnome (b) debt (c) folk
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) foot (b) tooth (c) pool

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