Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 288 · 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 “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
2. 2.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) aloud (b) break (c) here
4. 4.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) SKOOL (c) is-KOOL
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) answer (b) potato (c) cloud
6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) right (b) peace (c) blue
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
11. 11.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) cook (b) pool (c) book
12. 12.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) deer (b) hear (c) know
18. 18.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
23. 23.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) book (b) blood (c) goose
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) season (c) collect
31. 31.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
32. 32.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
33. 33.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) boot (b) book (c) school
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) again
35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) team (b) dead (c) great
36. 36.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flower”? (a) sail (b) allowed (c) flour
38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) dough (b) bought (c) though
39. 39.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) blood (b) cook (c) school

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