Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 322 · 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 “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) lemon (c) zebra
4. 4.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) teach (b) beach (c) health
5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) blue (b) passed (c) knew
6. 6.Listen to “giraffe”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) l (c) p
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
9. 9.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) people (b) calculator (c) hippopotamus
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) berry (b) flu (c) night
13. 13.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) though (b) tough (c) although
14. 14.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) about (c) cobra
19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) lamb (b) folk (c) whole
20. 20.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “know”? (a) no (b) there (c) weak
22. 22.In “bag”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “groan”? (a) son (b) meet (c) grown
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) m (c) g
27. 27.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) although (c) though (d) enough
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) n (b) c (c) u
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) l (c) f
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “flew”? (a) flu (b) groan (c) here
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) holiday (b) cricket (c) caterpillar
35. 35.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
36. 36.Listen to “my”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
38. 38.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
39. 39.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) sign (c) whistle
40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) k (c) t

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