Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 306 · 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 to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
2. 2.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) bread (b) great (c) eat
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) health (b) sweater (c) steak (d) weather
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knife (b) gnat (c) wrap
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weight”? (a) knew (b) wait (c) flower
10. 10.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) gnat (b) could (c) wrap
11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) gnat (b) salmon (c) reign
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) suppose (c) season
13. 13.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
14. 14.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) school (b) blood (c) foot
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
17. 17.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) beach (b) breakfast (c) team
18. 18.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
19. 19.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) plain (b) pear (c) meet
21. 21.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) o (b) q (c) u
24. 24.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sword (b) walk (c) reign
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) spoon (b) goose (c) flood (d) tooth
26. 26.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) would (b) knot (c) knob
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) t (b) w (c) r
28. 28.Listen to “try”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
29. 29.Listen to “elephant”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “f”, as in “fan” (b) “h”, as in “hat” (c) “p”, as in “pen”
30. 30.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) zebra (c) asleep
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) night (b) tow (c) piece
33. 33.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) spoon (b) cook (c) flood
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) contain (c) asleep
35. 35.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) through (b) tough (c) though
36. 36.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) meat (b) dead (c) speak
39. 39.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
40. 40.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) great (b) heavy (c) meat

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