Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 285 · 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 part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
2. 2.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) peach (b) sweater (c) breakfast (d) heavy
4. 4.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “waist”? (a) groan (b) rows (c) waste
6. 6.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
7. 7.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) fasten (b) gnome (c) talk
8. 8.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) blue (b) son (c) won
12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) eat (b) beach (c) health (d) speak
13. 13.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) look (b) flood (c) cook (d) good
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) clean (b) speak (c) dream (d) feather
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) whole (b) aloud (c) see
17. 17.In “cell”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
18. 18.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) head (b) feather (c) peach
20. 20.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) y (b) o (c) d
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) plain (b) rose (c) made
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) k (c) b
25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) whole (b) soften (c) doubt
26. 26.Listen to “bus”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) suppose (c) extra
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) cricket (c) refrigerator
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) tomato (b) calculator (c) hippopotamus
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flew”? (a) flu (b) bare (c) mail
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) blue (b) weight (c) sun
39. 39.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) bought (b) though (c) although
40. 40.Listen to “happy”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”

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