Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 291 · 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 “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
2. 2.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “new”? (a) knew (b) road (c) week
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) fought (b) enough (c) dough
5. 5.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
6. 6.In “stomach”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) c (b) j (c) u
9. 9.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
10. 10.In “rose”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) problem (c) focus
12. 12.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
13. 13.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knot”? (a) peace (b) not (c) groan
15. 15.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “head”? (a) breakfast (b) beach (c) meat
16. 16.In “busy”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) design (b) wrap (c) yolk
18. 18.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) book (b) look (c) school
19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) half (c) rhyme
20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) design (c) comb
21. 21.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
22. 22.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) b (b) k (c) e
23. 23.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) thought (c) bought (d) brought
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
26. 26.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) fought (b) brought (c) tough
27. 27.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lemon (c) today
29. 29.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) good (b) food (c) flood
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) photography (c) telephone
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
34. 34.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) goose (b) wood (c) tooth
35. 35.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) leaf (b) break (c) eat
36. 36.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) q (b) h (c) t
37. 37.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) write (c) comb
38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “meat”? (a) waste (b) meet (c) mail
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) hear (b) brake (c) one
40. 40.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) steak (b) clean (c) dead

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