Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 326 · 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.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) cook (b) boot (c) flood
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) cricket (c) newspaper
4. 4.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) wrap (c) soften
5. 5.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) n (b) g (c) m
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) l (b) w (c) h
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) correct
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) bright (c) paper
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) great (c) break (d) health
13. 13.In “teacher”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) collect (c) support
15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) book (c) good (d) flood
16. 16.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
17. 17.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) crumb (b) fasten (c) wrist
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “past”? (a) cell (b) flew (c) passed
19. 19.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) goose (b) food (c) look
20. 20.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
21. 21.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
22. 22.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) wood (b) goose (c) food
23. 23.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “seat”? (a) clean (b) great (c) health
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “rose”? (a) meet (b) sale (c) rows
25. 25.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) dead (b) great (c) breakfast
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) honest (c) knife
28. 28.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAL-mon (c) SAM-un
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen to “sun”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
31. 31.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
32. 32.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) flood (b) book (c) tooth
33. 33.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) head (b) great (c) meat
34. 34.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “no”? (a) plain (b) know (c) flu
37. 37.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) good (b) goose (c) moon
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “sea”? (a) t (b) c (c) n

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