Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 327 · 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 sounds exactly like “sale”? (a) tale (b) sail (c) ate
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “passed”? (a) here (b) break (c) past
4. 4.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
5. 5.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
6. 6.Listen to “giant”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
7. 7.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “tooth”? (a) look (b) wood (c) school
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “week”? (a) road (b) night (c) weak
9. 9.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) tooth (b) flood (c) spoon
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
12. 12.Listen to “nose”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plane”? (a) plain (b) knot (c) heel
15. 15.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) great (b) dream (c) meat
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) s (b) c (c) t
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) peace (b) made (c) male
19. 19.In “busy”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) moon (b) spoon (c) good
22. 22.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “sweater”? (a) eat (b) speak (c) dead
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) f (b) h (c) l
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
28. 28.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) enough (b) fought (c) although
29. 29.Listen to “photo”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
31. 31.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) although (b) rough (c) brought
32. 32.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “weak”? (a) week (b) tale (c) one
34. 34.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) c (b) d (c) u
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) here (b) no (c) one
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) one (b) male (c) not
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) support (c) lemon
39. 39.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) cook (b) wool (c) food (d) good
40. 40.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) look (b) boot (c) blood

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