Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 242 · 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 and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) sword (c) fasten
3. 3.In “gym”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “flour”? (a) road (b) allowed (c) flower
6. 6.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) knot (b) blew (c) past
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “right”? (a) knot (b) write (c) no
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) flu (b) road (c) flower
10. 10.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
11. 11.In “girl”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) sword (b) castle (c) doubt
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “grown”? (a) toe (b) berry (c) groan
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “write”? (a) heal (b) hole (c) right
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “piece”? (a) peace (b) waste (c) mail
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “road”? (a) steal (b) rode (c) pear
20. 20.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) enough (b) though (c) bought
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) zebra
22. 22.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) health (c) heavy (d) sweater
26. 26.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) spoon (b) wood (c) blood
27. 27.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “VIP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
29. 29.Listen to “cent”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
30. 30.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) knot (c) answer
32. 32.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sweater (b) weather (c) speak (d) dead
34. 34.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) though (c) through (d) although
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) drama (c) extra
37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) knew (b) peace (c) sun
38. 38.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go

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