Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 303 · 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 “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) calculator (c) asked
6. 6.Listen to “chair”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
7. 7.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
9. 9.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) bought (b) although (c) enough
10. 10.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) flood (b) look (c) school
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) lesson
15. 15.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “pea”? (a) j (b) p (c) m
16. 16.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) spoon (b) hook (c) flood
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “there”? (a) meet (b) flew (c) their
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) international (b) photography (c) garden
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) knot (b) tow (c) sail
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) zebra (c) again
23. 23.Listen to “bag”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flower”? (a) their (b) bury (c) flour
25. 25.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) good (b) pool (c) tooth
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blew”? (a) dear (b) blue (c) plain
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) fought (b) through (c) though
33. 33.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
34. 34.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) k (c) y
36. 36.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) g (b) y (c) o
37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) rough (c) tough (d) although
38. 38.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
39. 39.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sail”? (a) waste (b) sale (c) rode

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