Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 329 · 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 “orange”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
2. 2.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) beach (b) sea (c) steak
3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) book (b) food (c) look (d) good
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) u (b) i (c) s
6. 6.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) bread (b) beach (c) dead
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) yellow (c) animal
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plain”? (a) weight (b) sell (c) plane
9. 9.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) rhyme (b) comb (c) knob
10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
11. 11.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
12. 12.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) bare (b) flour (c) flu
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “ATM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) won (b) mail (c) flower
18. 18.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) hear (b) break (c) write
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) hear (b) flower (c) knot
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
22. 22.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mist”? (a) tail (b) made (c) missed
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) lesson (c) collect
26. 26.Listen to “chef”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
27. 27.In “fly”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “their”? (a) there (b) steal (c) whole
29. 29.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) foreign (b) answer (c) yolk
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “foot”? (a) flood (b) goose (c) good
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) bare (b) hear (c) sea
33. 33.In “music”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
34. 34.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) look (b) book (c) spoon
35. 35.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
36. 36.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
38. 38.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) sweater (b) feather (c) teach
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) castle (b) folk (c) foreign

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