Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 252 · 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 has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) butterfly (c) school
2. 2.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) through (b) bought (c) though
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
5. 5.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
6. 6.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
7. 7.In “cup”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
8. 8.Listen to “orange”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
9. 9.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrap (b) doubt (c) kneel
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “see”? (a) sea (b) eight (c) their
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) alive (c) panda
13. 13.In “come”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
16. 16.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “goose”? (a) pool (b) good (c) blood
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) alive (c) extra
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steel”? (a) road (b) steal (c) rows
20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) eat (b) breakfast (c) bread (d) heavy
21. 21.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
22. 22.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
23. 23.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) ready (b) steak (c) seat
25. 25.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “missed”? (a) pear (b) mist (c) here
27. 27.Listen to “my”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
28. 28.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) fought
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) zebra (c) open
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “heal”? (a) toe (b) past (c) heel
33. 33.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) although (b) thought (c) bought
34. 34.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
36. 36.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “their”? (a) there (b) steal (c) piece
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

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