Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 251 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
2. 2.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
3. 3.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
4. 4.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) good (b) cook (c) wood (d) pool
5. 5.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) fought (b) dough (c) enough
6. 6.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) hear (b) meat (c) waist
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
10. 10.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
12. 12.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) walk (b) listen (c) kneel
13. 13.Listen to “sit”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
14. 14.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) thought (b) rough (c) fought
15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) ghost (b) wrist (c) knit
16. 16.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) dough (b) bought (c) rough
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) foreign (c) castle
19. 19.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) collect (c) season
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) newspaper (c) celebration
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) l (b) c (c) d
24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) whole (c) crumb
25. 25.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
26. 26.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) enough (b) rough (c) brought
27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) bought (c) although (d) dough
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) r (c) f
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) f (c) k
30. 30.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knot (b) yolk (c) doubt
31. 31.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “photo”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) l (c) k
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
37. 37.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) bought (b) dough (c) though
38. 38.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) dough (c) tough (d) enough
39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) head (b) bread (c) steak
40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) spoon (b) wool (c) flood

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