Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 301 · 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 and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) q (b) v (c) s
5. 5.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
6. 6.In “goat”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “maid”? (a) plane (b) write (c) made
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “brake”? (a) break (b) maid (c) bear
9. 9.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) though (b) rough (c) enough
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) comma (c) correct
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “right”? (a) rose (b) write (c) whole
14. 14.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
15. 15.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) tooth (c) wood
16. 16.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
17. 17.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) knob (c) tomb
20. 20.Listen to “gift”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
21. 21.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “right”? (a) one (b) write (c) waist
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) sell (b) eight (c) pair
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
26. 26.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SAYZ
27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
28. 28.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
30. 30.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) together (b) table (c) vocabulary
35. 35.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) o (b) a (c) n
36. 36.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) enough (b) tough (c) brought
37. 37.In “busy”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) d (b) w (c) s
39. 39.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) awake (c) comma

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