Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 230 · 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 “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.In “rose”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) bought (b) dough (c) tough
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) correct (c) collect
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) peace (b) weight (c) sale
9. 9.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) enough (b) though (c) bought
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) speak (b) ready (c) heavy
14. 14.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) rough (b) tough (c) dough
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) s (b) r (c) w
16. 16.Listen to “graph”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “f”, as in “fan” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “p”, as in “pen”
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) s (b) l (c) t
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) again (c) problem
20. 20.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) foot (b) boot (c) wool
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) again (c) cactus
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “listen”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
23. 23.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
24. 24.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) although (b) bought (c) tough
25. 25.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
26. 26.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “heal”? (a) mail (b) peace (c) heel
29. 29.Listen to “cat”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
30. 30.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) ate (b) hear (c) flower
32. 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) cook (b) moon (c) flood
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) knot (b) tow (c) waste
34. 34.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) rhino (c) tomb
36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) through (b) though (c) although (d) dough
37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) comb (c) walk
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) focus
39. 39.Listen to “cake”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
40. 40.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul

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