Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 276 · 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 “hole”? (a) tail (b) piece (c) whole
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
3. 3.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) goose (b) flood (c) wool
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “missed”? (a) road (b) sale (c) mist
5. 5.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) tough (b) brought (c) dough
6. 6.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “write”? (a) groan (b) flew (c) right
10. 10.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen to “cup”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) lesson (c) today
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) cook (b) school (c) book (d) wool
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) information (c) water
20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) beach (c) break (d) steak
21. 21.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) tooth (b) book (c) wood (d) look
22. 22.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
23. 23.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) hook (b) moon (c) blood
24. 24.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
25. 25.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
26. 26.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) great (b) sea (c) feather
27. 27.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rose”? (a) sail (b) blue (c) rows
31. 31.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) sounds like “I’ll” (c) AYZ-ul
32. 32.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knight”? (a) rows (b) night (c) peace
34. 34.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) cell (b) right (c) by
36. 36.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) fought (b) enough (c) although
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) l (c) y
38. 38.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p

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