Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 283 · 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 to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
2. 2.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
3. 3.In “gift”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) banana (c) biology
5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
6. 6.Listen to “photo”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
7. 7.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knight (b) wrap (c) comb
8. 8.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
9. 9.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) sign (c) knob
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) m (b) b (c) c
11. 11.Listen to “young”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
12. 12.In “cake”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
15. 15.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
16. 16.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
17. 17.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
18. 18.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) fought (c) through (d) brought
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
20. 20.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) spoon (b) blood (c) moon
21. 21.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnome (b) kneel (c) crumb
22. 22.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
23. 23.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) helicopter (c) hippopotamus
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
27. 27.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) through (b) though (c) rough
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) r (c) n
29. 29.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “ready”? (a) teach (b) speak (c) dead
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waste”? (a) waist (b) by (c) sea
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
33. 33.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) h (b) b (c) k
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) break (c) steak (d) teach
35. 35.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) though (b) enough (c) although (d) dough
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “there”? (a) road (b) their (c) peace
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) happen (c) asleep
40. 40.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) school (b) spoon (c) hook

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