Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 243 · 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 to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
3. 3.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
4. 4.Listen to “face”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) imagination (b) telephone (c) yellow
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) collect (c) sofa
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “mist”? (a) toe (b) waste (c) missed
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “groan”? (a) right (b) grown (c) weight
9. 9.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
10. 10.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) calculator (c) world
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mail”? (a) flu (b) male (c) break
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) bought (c) thought (d) though
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) comma (c) today
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.In “busy”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) c (c) b
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) made (b) waist (c) hear
21. 21.In “city”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) bonus (c) today
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
25. 25.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) knife (b) sword (c) whistle
26. 26.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) tough (b) bought (c) thought
27. 27.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) rough (b) fought (c) although
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) hear (b) past (c) sea
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) pizza (c) complete
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
35. 35.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) w (c) l
38. 38.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) great (b) dream (c) bread
39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “past”? (a) knew (b) steal (c) passed
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) hear (b) missed (c) berry

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