Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 266 · 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) bo (b) nus
2. 2.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) steak (b) beach (c) clean
3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) bought (c) brought (d) enough
4. 4.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “by”? (a) night (b) blew (c) buy
6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) maid (b) hear (c) week
7. 7.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
9. 9.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) p (b) f (c) s
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) passed (b) plane (c) right
11. 11.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
13. 13.Listen to “dolphin”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) could (c) gnat
17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dead (b) breakfast (c) ready (d) sea
18. 18.In “lunch”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) teach (b) heavy (c) dead
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) blew (b) tale (c) cell
21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “mist”? (a) knew (b) missed (c) won
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
26. 26.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
27. 27.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “bear”? (a) tow (b) plane (c) bare
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) imagination (c) help
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) season (c) today
31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) school (b) moon (c) wood
32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) girl (c) hospital
33. 33.In “young”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
34. 34.Listen to “music”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) although (b) tough (c) enough
36. 36.Listen to “gift”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) pencil (c) caterpillar

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