Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 231 · 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 word has a silent “b”? (a) yolk (b) gnome (c) debt
2. 2.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) i (b) w (c) j
3. 3.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) q (b) l (c) i
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “bare”? (a) waist (b) bear (c) sun
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) focus (c) collect
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
10. 10.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) goose (c) spoon
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) telephone (c) happy
12. 12.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) fought (b) brought (c) although
13. 13.Listen to “fly”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) listen (c) design
17. 17.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) leaf (b) head (c) eat
18. 18.Listen to “chair”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) enough (b) thought (c) though
22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “week”? (a) plane (b) weak (c) rode
23. 23.In “city”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
24. 24.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) f (b) d (c) u
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) panda (c) collect
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) rough (b) tough (c) fought
31. 31.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) peach (b) meat (c) sea (d) great
33. 33.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) book (b) boot (c) wool
34. 34.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) seat (b) health (c) break
35. 35.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
36. 36.In “lunch”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) plant (b) television (c) butterfly
38. 38.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) k (b) t (c) l

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