Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 289 · 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 “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
3. 3.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
4. 4.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) awake (c) balloon
6. 6.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
7. 7.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
8. 8.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
9. 9.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) brought (b) bought (c) tough
10. 10.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
11. 11.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) boot (b) flood (c) look
12. 12.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
13. 13.In “city”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) break (c) great (d) clean
15. 15.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) hear (b) blue (c) rose
17. 17.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) plumber (b) salmon (c) sword
18. 18.In “gym”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) heavy (b) team (c) feather
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yellow (b) helicopter (c) school
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blew”? (a) new (b) sell (c) blue
26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) doubt (c) whistle
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “road”? (a) bury (b) piece (c) rode
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.In “rose”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
33. 33.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) enough (c) fought (d) bought
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
36. 36.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) folk (b) whole (c) whistle
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) panda
39. 39.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “brake”? (a) break (b) meet (c) son

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