Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 279 · 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: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) ready (b) leaf (c) peach
2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) moon (b) goose (c) food (d) look
3. 3.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
4. 4.In “baby”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
5. 5.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
6. 6.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) break (b) bread (c) sea
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) extra (c) balloon
9. 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) clean (b) head (c) breakfast
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) s (c) g
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) river (b) curiosity (c) shirt
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) s (b) w (c) n
13. 13.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) eat (b) heavy (c) speak
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) television (c) monkey
15. 15.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
16. 16.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) m (b) r (c) h
18. 18.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
19. 19.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) food (b) look (c) book
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) here (b) allowed (c) wait
21. 21.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
22. 22.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
23. 23.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) c (b) m (c) b
26. 26.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) road (b) here (c) pear
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) shirt (b) photography (c) imagination
30. 30.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) look (b) tooth (c) book
32. 32.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) c (b) x (c) y
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
34. 34.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) sweater (b) steak (c) teach
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen to “cup”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) eat (b) great (c) ready
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) knight (b) right (c) bury

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