Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 311 · 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 word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) beautiful (c) hippopotamus
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) pencil (c) curiosity
4. 4.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
5. 5.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mail”? (a) blue (b) male (c) by
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) tough (b) bought (c) dough
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) zebra (c) comma
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) w (b) s (c) r
11. 11.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) health (b) heavy (c) sea
12. 12.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
15. 15.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) q (b) e (c) b
16. 16.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “bare”? (a) mail (b) tail (c) bear
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
20. 20.Listen to “fly”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
21. 21.In “bus”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
22. 22.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
23. 23.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) s (b) g (c) y
24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) pool (b) wood (c) hook (d) cook
25. 25.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) break (b) beach (c) weather
26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “write”? (a) night (b) ate (c) right
27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “grown”? (a) cell (b) not (c) groan
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “rose”? (a) rows (b) sun (c) rode
29. 29.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knob (b) whistle (c) listen
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) meat (c) break (d) great
33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
34. 34.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “CBSE”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “see”? (a) missed (b) sea (c) aloud
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) speak (b) team (c) steak (d) meat
38. 38.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
39. 39.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) book (b) good (c) spoon (d) cook

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