Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 24 · 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 letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) m (b) q (c) c
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) peach (b) weather (c) bread
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) buy (b) new (c) flour
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) collect (c) open
9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) team (b) great (c) dead
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) photography (c) examination
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) knot (b) ghost (c) doubt
13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) write (c) plumber
14. 14.In “page”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
16. 16.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) break (b) clean (c) speak
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
18. 18.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
19. 19.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) peach (c) great (d) break
22. 22.Listen to “baby”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) f (c) s
24. 24.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) o (b) h (c) a
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) hear (b) meat (c) tow
26. 26.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) although (c) bought (d) brought
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) sail (b) hear (c) know
31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “peace”? (a) tale (b) piece (c) one
32. 32.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) half (b) honest (c) knight
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) rode (b) sun (c) by
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) open
37. 37.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
38. 38.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
40. 40.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”

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