Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 292 · 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 “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) eight (b) mist (c) blew
3. 3.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) activity (c) world
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) blue (b) see (c) new
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) blew (b) week (c) pair
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) meat (b) breakfast (c) break
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meet”? (a) missed (b) meat (c) weak
10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) brought (c) though (d) thought
11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) could (b) gnome (c) plumber
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) yolk (b) debt (c) knob
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
15. 15.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “berry”? (a) one (b) bury (c) deer
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) bread (b) steak (c) beach
20. 20.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) r (b) h (c) b
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) together (c) garden
22. 22.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) gnome (b) kneel (c) would
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) l (b) d (c) w
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “their”? (a) there (b) waste (c) here
25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) butterfly (c) yellow
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) made (b) knight (c) passed
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
29. 29.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
31. 31.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
32. 32.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhino (b) salmon (c) sign
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) support (c) zebra
34. 34.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) pool (b) wood (c) hook
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) beach (b) great (c) steak (d) break
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) though (b) fought (c) dough
38. 38.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) s (b) g (c) h
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) made (b) here (c) sea

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