Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 267 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “heal”? (a) heel (b) missed (c) won
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) panda
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “wait”? (a) rose (b) plain (c) weight
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) comma (c) alive
11. 11.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
12. 12.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) alligator (c) school
14. 14.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) break (b) speak (c) head
15. 15.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
16. 16.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) o (b) c (c) i
17. 17.Listen to “magic”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
20. 20.In “teacher”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
21. 21.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
22. 22.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) salad (c) open
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “flour”? (a) waste (b) ate (c) flower
26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) pear (b) rode (c) tail
27. 27.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
28. 28.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) pizza (c) police
30. 30.In “sun”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
31. 31.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) EYE-sul
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) through (c) dough (d) though
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) week (b) tail (c) male
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) honest (c) lamb
38. 38.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) p (b) u (c) m
39. 39.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
40. 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an

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