Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 240 · 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.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) weather (b) sea (c) dead
2. 2.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “no”? (a) know (b) sale (c) not
5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “missed”? (a) aloud (b) mist (c) plane
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “berry”? (a) allowed (b) bury (c) one
7. 7.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “moon”? (a) boot (b) look (c) foot
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) son (b) blew (c) bare
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) s (c) n
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cricket (b) potato (c) bright
16. 16.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) crumb (c) whole
17. 17.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.In “page”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
20. 20.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) ate (b) hear (c) made
22. 22.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) teach (b) weather (c) dream (d) leaf
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) method (c) support
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “deer”? (a) dear (b) son (c) blew
26. 26.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) opportunity (c) cricket
28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) team (c) feather
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) sword (b) plumber (c) wrist
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) rough (c) enough (d) tough
35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
37. 37.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bear”? (a) bare (b) week (c) won
39. 39.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) enough (b) dough (c) fought
40. 40.In “photo”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”

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