Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 225 · 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 to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
3. 3.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) rough (b) though (c) fought
5. 5.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
6. 6.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) u (b) s (c) g
7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) blood (c) book (d) hook
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) breakfast (b) teach (c) beach
9. 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) c (b) s (c) k
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “heal”? (a) pair (b) meet (c) heel
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “bear”? (a) bare (b) groan (c) by
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) goose (c) cook
16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
18. 18.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) leaf (b) ready (c) sweater
20. 20.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) garden (c) film
22. 22.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) there (b) night (c) sun
24. 24.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
25. 25.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) information (c) yesterday
27. 27.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) hook (c) book
28. 28.In “cent”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “past”? (a) new (b) passed (c) cell
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) examination (b) banana (c) geography
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) cobra
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) b (b) c (c) r
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) bread (b) beach (c) ready (d) weather
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
37. 37.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) bonus (c) support
40. 40.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund

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