Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 331 · 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.Listen to “sit”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “waste”? (a) there (b) ate (c) waist
3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) enough (b) thought (c) brought
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) l (b) k (c) w
5. 5.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) x (b) c (c) j
6. 6.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) meat (b) steak (c) speak
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “see”? (a) sea (b) dear (c) son
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) g (b) n (c) m
10. 10.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) de-ter-MYN (c) DEE-ter-mine
11. 11.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
12. 12.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) f (b) m (c) o
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “piece”? (a) peace (b) blew (c) past
14. 14.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) bought (b) fought (c) brought (d) tough
16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “allowed”? (a) weight (b) no (c) aloud
17. 17.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
18. 18.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
20. 20.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “heavy”? (a) clean (b) break (c) health
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) plant (c) window
22. 22.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) steak (b) weather (c) eat
23. 23.In “happy”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
24. 24.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
25. 25.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “by”? (a) meat (b) steal (c) buy
27. 27.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) steak (b) team (c) health
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) method (c) balloon
29. 29.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
30. 30.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) breakfast (b) steak (c) leaf
31. 31.Listen: which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) w (b) l (c) h
32. 32.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) girl (c) together
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
35. 35.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
36. 36.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) around (c) cobra
38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “plain”? (a) waist (b) plane (c) week
39. 39.In “music”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2

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