Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 29 · 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.In “teacher”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
2. 2.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) book (c) moon (d) look
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) w (b) n (c) s
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
6. 6.Listen to “sit”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen to “machine”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) debt (c) castle
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
12. 12.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) break (b) heavy (c) meat
13. 13.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) rough (c) tough (d) though
14. 14.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) dream (b) weather (c) health
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “sell”? (a) one (b) by (c) cell
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “flew”? (a) sale (b) knew (c) flu
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) drama (c) extra
19. 19.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) blood (b) moon (c) book
20. 20.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
21. 21.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) good (b) wood (c) tooth (d) look
22. 22.Listen to “rice”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
23. 23.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
24. 24.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “male”? (a) allowed (b) wait (c) mail
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) m (c) r
27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) leaf (b) heavy (c) dead
28. 28.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) comma (c) polite
30. 30.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) international (c) jumped
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) son (b) pair (c) flour
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.In “sky”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”

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