Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 330 · 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 has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) drama
2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “grown”? (a) groan (b) there (c) sale
3. 3.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
4. 4.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) goose (b) hook (c) wool
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) feather (b) break (c) speak
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) whole (b) knew (c) flew
9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) salmon (c) tomb
10. 10.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.In “school”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) debt (b) wrap (c) half
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) foreign (b) salmon (c) knot
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) sea (b) brake (c) blue
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “see”? (a) sea (b) sail (c) aloud
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
24. 24.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
25. 25.In “cheese”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
26. 26.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “ate”? (a) mail (b) bare (c) eight
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) polite (c) balloon
29. 29.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “piece”? (a) rode (b) meat (c) peace
31. 31.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) weak (b) blue (c) deer
35. 35.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
36. 36.In “ice”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “know”? (a) berry (b) no (c) plain
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5

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