Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 298 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) earth (b) personality (c) rabbit
4. 4.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) breakfast (b) meat (c) dead
5. 5.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) dream (b) heavy (c) great
6. 6.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) thought (b) brought (c) enough
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) beach (b) sweater (c) meat
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) blew (b) see (c) weak
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) l (c) h
14. 14.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) food (b) flood (c) book
15. 15.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
16. 16.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “deer”? (a) night (b) waste (c) dear
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) plain (b) blew (c) mist
20. 20.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) d (b) i (c) p
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) one (b) flour (c) knight
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) thought (b) tough (c) although
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “maid”? (a) made (b) ate (c) bear
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
27. 27.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) salmon (b) listen (c) lamb
28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) brought (c) enough
29. 29.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) blood (b) good (c) food
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) spoon (b) cook (c) blood
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) feather (b) break (c) heavy (d) weather
33. 33.Listen to “yellow”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
34. 34.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
35. 35.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) heavy (b) sweater (c) leaf
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) cloud (c) pencil
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tail”? (a) here (b) sale (c) tale
39. 39.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r

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