Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 299 · 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) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
2. 2.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) sign (b) castle (c) crumb
5. 5.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) through (b) thought (c) fought (d) brought
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) ghost (b) half (c) fasten
9. 9.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
13. 13.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) q (b) l (c) c
14. 14.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
15. 15.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) knight (c) comb
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “allowed”? (a) aloud (b) wait (c) rode
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
19. 19.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
20. 20.In “sky”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hole”? (a) rode (b) buy (c) whole
22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) through (b) rough (c) although
23. 23.Listen to “cheese”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
24. 24.In “music”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
25. 25.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) break (b) seat (c) sweater
26. 26.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
28. 28.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
29. 29.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) leaf (b) feather (c) meat
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) by (b) sail (c) waist
36. 36.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) design (b) knife (c) folk
37. 37.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) through (b) tough (c) although
38. 38.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) debt (b) soften (c) kneel
39. 39.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g

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