Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 325 · 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 letter is silent in “design”? (a) d (b) g (c) s
2. 2.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
3. 3.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) maid (b) road (c) heel
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) bought (b) dough (c) through
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
8. 8.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “VIP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) won (b) weak (c) sea
10. 10.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) pear (b) their (c) meat
12. 12.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) j (b) a (c) m
13. 13.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
15. 15.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
16. 16.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wood”? (a) good (b) moon (c) spoon
17. 17.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
18. 18.In “funny”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weak”? (a) week (b) not (c) there
21. 21.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) could (b) sign (c) fasten
22. 22.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
23. 23.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) enough (b) though (c) brought
24. 24.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
25. 25.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) enough (b) through (c) although
26. 26.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) tough (b) through (c) thought
27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) dead (b) teach (c) break
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) conversation (b) friend (c) wonderful
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) complete (c) salad
32. 32.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) team (b) head (c) eat
33. 33.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) moon (b) cook (c) wool
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) happy (b) friend (c) holiday
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “piece”? (a) knot (b) peace (c) grown
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “berry”? (a) bury (b) sell (c) grown
37. 37.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) health (b) head (c) beach
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
39. 39.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
40. 40.In “chair”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”

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