Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 262 · 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 “tail”? (a) tale (b) passed (c) eight
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) alive (c) drama
3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) activity (b) wonderful (c) paper
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) season (c) pizza
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) ago (c) problem
8. 8.Listen to “come”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
9. 9.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) tooth (b) wool (c) school (d) pool
10. 10.In “city”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) tough (c) enough (d) thought
12. 12.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) look (b) moon (c) wood
13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) kneel (b) comb (c) salmon
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “missed”? (a) mist (b) buy (c) blew
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) look (b) spoon (c) boot (d) pool
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) k (b) n (c) l
18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) brought
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) extra (c) balloon
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) cell (b) whole (c) weak
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) through (b) dough (c) tough
24. 24.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) p (b) t (c) c
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sun”? (a) son (b) flour (c) blew
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
27. 27.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) h (b) o (c) x
28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
29. 29.Listen to “nose”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) sail (b) knight (c) pair
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) zebra (c) polite
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) grown (b) break (c) flower
34. 34.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “break”? (a) brake (b) won (c) knew
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) though (b) rough (c) bought
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
39. 39.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
40. 40.In “busy”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”

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