Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 265 · 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 “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) zebra
4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) b (c) l
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) through (b) fought (c) bought (d) thought
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “see”? (a) break (b) not (c) sea
8. 8.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) pool (b) cook (c) spoon
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
10. 10.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) leaf (c) break (d) steak
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) won (b) pair (c) knot
15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) heavy (b) seat (c) sea (d) dream
16. 16.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
18. 18.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “know”? (a) one (b) tow (c) no
20. 20.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) brought (b) enough (c) although
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) zebra
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) r (c) s
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) g (b) s (c) h
27. 27.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “wait”? (a) toe (b) rode (c) weight
29. 29.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
30. 30.In “cake”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
31. 31.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knight”? (a) night (b) rose (c) no
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
35. 35.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) spoon (b) look (c) blood
36. 36.Listen to “graph”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) s (b) y (c) z
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
39. 39.In “happy”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
40. 40.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul

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