Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 25 · 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 word sounds exactly like “know”? (a) deer (b) no (c) rose
2. 2.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) foot
3. 3.Listen to “sun”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
4. 4.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen to “nose”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tow”? (a) wait (b) toe (c) ate
10. 10.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) goose (b) look (c) flood
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) lemon
12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) dead (b) steak (c) beach
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) beach (b) ready (c) leaf
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knew”? (a) dear (b) sail (c) new
19. 19.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) asked (c) butterfly
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) elephant (c) water
22. 22.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “by”? (a) blue (b) buy (c) tail
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) rows (b) hear (c) steal
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “son”? (a) new (b) sun (c) brake
28. 28.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
29. 29.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) enough (b) brought (c) dough
30. 30.Listen to “girl”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) university (c) cricket
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) design (b) knit (c) whole
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) photography (b) telephone (c) university
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) about
37. 37.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
38. 38.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) polite (c) problem
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) celebration (b) together (c) paper

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