Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 302 · 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: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) leaf (b) heavy (c) eat
2. 2.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) see (b) waste (c) male
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) c (b) b (c) r
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) happen
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) enough (b) though (c) rough
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) book (b) hook (c) food (d) look
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) rode (b) ate (c) week
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) f (b) s (c) t
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) clean (b) weather (c) heavy
16. 16.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) steak (b) peach (c) health
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
19. 19.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sea”? (a) teach (b) steak (c) sweater
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
22. 22.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) blood (b) look (c) goose
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.In “sugar”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
25. 25.Listen to “rose”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) open
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
28. 28.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wood”? (a) cook (b) flood (c) blood
29. 29.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
30. 30.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) boot (b) moon (c) blood
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) whole (b) toe (c) mist
32. 32.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
34. 34.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
36. 36.In “phone”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “f”, as in “fan” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
37. 37.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) comb (c) doubt
38. 38.Listen to “gym”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
39. 39.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) b (b) t (c) r
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g

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