Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 259 · 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 part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
2. 2.In “stomach”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
3. 3.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
4. 4.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
6. 6.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) cactus (c) balloon
8. 8.In “sure”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
11. 11.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) brought (b) fought (c) rough
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) foot (b) look (c) cook (d) flood
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flew”? (a) son (b) flu (c) mist
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
18. 18.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) sweater (b) speak (c) seat
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) plain (b) bear (c) road
21. 21.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) comma
23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) pool (b) tooth (c) moon (d) hook
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hole”? (a) whole (b) sea (c) allowed
25. 25.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) leaf (b) dream (c) steak
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
27. 27.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) spoon (b) book (c) foot
28. 28.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) book (b) food (c) flood
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “week”? (a) weak (b) heal (c) blew
31. 31.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
32. 32.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) won (b) tail (c) eight
34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) by (b) knight (c) pear
35. 35.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
36. 36.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) leaf (b) speak (c) head
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “right”? (a) by (b) rose (c) write
39. 39.In “try”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
40. 40.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) p (b) q (c) u

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