Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 281 · 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 do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) police (c) cobra
3. 3.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) flour (b) not (c) hear
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) great (b) clean (c) meat
7. 7.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
9. 9.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) moon (b) food (c) good
10. 10.In “alphabet”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “f”, as in “fan” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “p”, as in “pen”
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) w (c) s
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
13. 13.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
14. 14.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) good
15. 15.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
16. 16.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) through
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) steak (b) feather (c) leaf
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “male”? (a) pair (b) flew (c) mail
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) personality (c) helicopter
24. 24.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) crumb (b) could (c) fasten
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) kangaroo (c) water
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) w (c) k
27. 27.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) fought (b) rough (c) thought
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) animal (c) conversation
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
31. 31.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) rough (b) though (c) bought
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) again (c) happen
35. 35.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “no”? (a) bury (b) know (c) night
37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) beach (b) break (c) dead
38. 38.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) comma (c) awake

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