Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 295 · 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.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
8. 8.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) b (b) m (c) t
12. 12.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
13. 13.In “cake”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
14. 14.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
15. 15.Listen to “cell”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) plant (c) sister
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) week (b) weight (c) night
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
20. 20.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “orange”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “deer”? (a) made (b) son (c) dear
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “won”? (a) tail (b) wait (c) one
24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) weather (c) clean
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) cactus (c) about
27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) meat (b) seat (c) sweater (d) peach
28. 28.In “magic”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
31. 31.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
32. 32.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
33. 33.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
34. 34.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
35. 35.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) wool (b) blood (c) school
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mail”? (a) male (b) allowed (c) no
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) eight (b) flew (c) maid
38. 38.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) g (b) y (c) t
39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) pear (b) plane (c) there
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “road”? (a) rode (b) heal (c) by

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