Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 284 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
4. 4.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
5. 5.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
6. 6.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) knob (c) gnome
7. 7.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
8. 8.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “heel”? (a) new (b) heal (c) flower
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weak”? (a) mail (b) week (c) heal
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) goose (c) tooth
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “brake”? (a) steal (b) break (c) mail
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
18. 18.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) team (b) break (c) health
20. 20.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
21. 21.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) bought (b) although (c) through
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
25. 25.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) tough (c) thought
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
27. 27.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) beautiful (b) activity (c) friend
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) extra (c) panda
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
32. 32.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) r (b) y (c) g
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) blew (b) not (c) tow
34. 34.In “happy”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
35. 35.In “cry”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) avocado (b) kangaroo (c) paper
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) m (b) l (c) b
38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) though (b) brought (c) although
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
40. 40.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en

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