Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 304 · 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) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) awake (c) about
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
4. 4.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
5. 5.Listen to “giraffe”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
6. 6.In “photo”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
7. 7.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) whole (b) past (c) knot
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
10. 10.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) seat (b) sweater (c) leaf
11. 11.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) salmon (b) castle (c) answer
12. 12.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.In “magic”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) activity (c) little
18. 18.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
19. 19.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) doubt (b) knight (c) could
22. 22.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnome (b) wrist (c) yolk
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) seven (c) open
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) r (c) w
25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) rode (b) one (c) made
26. 26.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) book (b) hook (c) pool
27. 27.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
28. 28.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
30. 30.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) m (c) n
32. 32.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) t (b) g (c) n
36. 36.Listen to “funny”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) knew (b) night (c) wait
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) j (b) t (c) q

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