Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 30 · 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 “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “night”? (a) knight (b) meat (c) blue
3. 3.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “aloud”? (a) see (b) allowed (c) hole
5. 5.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) tough (b) bought (c) although
6. 6.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “whole”? (a) wait (b) hole (c) break
10. 10.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) boot (b) look (c) wool
11. 11.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) s (b) t (c) x
12. 12.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “VIP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) moon (b) boot (c) school (d) good
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) pear (b) knight (c) won
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) see (b) knight (c) one
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) k (c) n
26. 26.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) cobra (c) asleep
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) bought (b) tough (c) although
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) g (b) s (c) d
31. 31.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
32. 32.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) fasten (b) reign (c) comb
33. 33.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) look (b) spoon (c) flood
34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) meat (b) flower (c) wait
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) police
40. 40.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice

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