Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 235 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen to “school”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
3. 3.In “sky”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
4. 4.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) blood (b) book (c) tooth
5. 5.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
6. 6.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
7. 7.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) problem (c) ago
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) t (c) w
13. 13.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
15. 15.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “road”? (a) eight (b) right (c) rode
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
18. 18.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) steak (b) clean (c) great
19. 19.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) rough (b) through (c) though
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “bury”? (a) blew (b) berry (c) steal
23. 23.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) boot (b) pool (c) spoon (d) hook
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) o (b) d (c) b
30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) knife (c) could
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) m (c) l
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) n (c) w
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
35. 35.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) bread (b) speak (c) seat
36. 36.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) dead (b) sea (c) eat
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus

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