Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 23 · 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-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) bare (b) made (c) bury
5. 5.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
8. 8.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
10. 10.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) spoon (b) boot (c) look
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) f (b) b (c) x
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) around (c) focus
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen to “come”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
19. 19.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) thought (c) enough
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sail”? (a) allowed (b) knight (c) sale
21. 21.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
22. 22.Listen to “city”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
23. 23.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) ghost (b) yolk (c) wrist
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “waist”? (a) not (b) waste (c) aloud
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “their”? (a) meet (b) flu (c) there
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “aloud”? (a) allowed (b) week (c) won
28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) although (b) rough (c) dough
29. 29.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
30. 30.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “DJ”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
32. 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) foot (b) boot (c) cook
33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) breakfast (b) beach (c) dead (d) feather
34. 34.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) rough (b) tough (c) bought
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “ate”? (a) won (b) eight (c) mist
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) tow (b) sea (c) new
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
40. 40.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) a (b) y (c) b

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