Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 305 · 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 “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) sofa
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “missed”? (a) brake (b) write (c) mist
5. 5.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) r (c) h
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mist”? (a) waist (b) flour (c) missed
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “bear”? (a) sea (b) bare (c) blew
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “tale”? (a) grown (b) right (c) tail
10. 10.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
11. 11.In “gym”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
12. 12.In “lunch”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) n (c) r
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) bonus
16. 16.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) no (b) whole (c) won
18. 18.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “IIT”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
19. 19.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) tough (b) rough (c) though
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) sea (b) tow (c) their
21. 21.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) u (b) o (c) t
22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “wait”? (a) weight (b) break (c) bear
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “flour”? (a) son (b) flower (c) maid
25. 25.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) leaf (b) breakfast (c) dead
26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) road (b) deer (c) by
27. 27.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) talk (c) sword
28. 28.Listen to “school”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
29. 29.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) weather (b) health (c) seat (d) head
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) bought (b) enough (c) through
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
33. 33.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
34. 34.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ICU”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) enough (b) rough (c) though (d) tough
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) blew (b) here (c) allowed
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) ate (b) deer (c) made
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

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