Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 321 · 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 the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) polite (c) cobra
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
3. 3.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) clean (b) great (c) breakfast
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) e (b) c (c) d
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) bread (b) dream (c) peach (d) sea
8. 8.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “peace”? (a) cell (b) piece (c) tail
11. 11.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “queue”? (a) q (b) s (c) f
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
13. 13.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) fought (b) dough (c) although
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) one (b) flower (c) night
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) rows (b) ate (c) pear
16. 16.In “bag”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) bonus (c) correct
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) pair (b) blue (c) weight
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) aloud (b) flew (c) pair
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
26. 26.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
27. 27.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) school (b) pool (c) flood
28. 28.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) i (b) z (c) c
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) open (c) police
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) happen
33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) gnome (b) castle (c) yolk
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) seat (b) feather (c) steak
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) look (b) flood (c) wool (d) cook
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) suppose (c) lesson
40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “night”? (a) knight (b) bare (c) tale

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