Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 218 · 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 “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
2. 2.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
3. 3.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) team (b) steak (c) speak
6. 6.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) ate (b) male (c) pear
8. 8.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) waste (b) blew (c) heel
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
12. 12.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) tooth (b) foot (c) cook
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) grown (b) blue (c) meet
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) happen (c) cobra
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) wood (b) flood (c) pool
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) b (c) t
18. 18.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) o (b) v (c) u
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
21. 21.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
22. 22.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) book (b) wool (c) blood
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) l (c) d
24. 24.In “come”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
26. 26.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “road”? (a) pair (b) steel (c) rode
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “piece”? (a) brake (b) peace (c) flour
33. 33.In “chair”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
34. 34.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) breakfast (b) great (c) speak
35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) debt (c) foreign
36. 36.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) through (b) bought (c) though
37. 37.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) enough (b) rough (c) dough
38. 38.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) s (b) c (c) d
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
40. 40.Listen to “stomach”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”

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