Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 307 · 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 “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) newspaper (c) jumped
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
4. 4.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “by”? (a) buy (b) waste (c) dear
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) bear (b) ate (c) rose
7. 7.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
8. 8.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
9. 9.Listen to “chair”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) knot (b) knight (c) here
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) today (c) about
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) piece (b) flour (c) tow
14. 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dream (b) ready (c) leaf (d) team
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) f (b) l (c) k
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) season
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “aloud”? (a) there (b) cell (c) allowed
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) n (b) h (c) r
19. 19.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) honest (b) knight (c) plumber
22. 22.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) talk (c) listen
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) open (c) balloon
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “write”? (a) dear (b) past (c) right
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
30. 30.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) great (b) peach (c) team
31. 31.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) ready (b) great (c) meat
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
34. 34.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) seat (b) eat (c) dead
35. 35.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) folk (b) castle (c) wrist
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “road”? (a) son (b) their (c) rode
37. 37.Listen to “fly”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “right”? (a) not (b) write (c) tow
39. 39.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) leaf (b) break (c) health
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b

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