Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 333 · 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: which word sounds the same as “mist”? (a) missed (b) eight (c) made
2. 2.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) flour (b) see (c) there
4. 4.In “cat”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
5. 5.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
6. 6.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) cook (b) wood (c) food (d) hook
7. 7.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
8. 8.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) blood (b) moon (c) hook
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bare”? (a) bear (b) deer (c) plain
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) health (b) feather (c) clean (d) dead
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “meat”? (a) son (b) meet (c) whole
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “grown”? (a) groan (b) their (c) write
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) correct
15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) maid (b) knew (c) pair
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
17. 17.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “jay”? (a) j (b) l (c) m
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) salmon (b) plumber (c) yolk
20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “flu”? (a) flew (b) blue (c) right
21. 21.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) possibility (c) yellow
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) break (b) eat (c) teach
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) drama
26. 26.In “giant”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
27. 27.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “sell”? (a) cell (b) grown (c) piece
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
31. 31.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) lamb (b) honest (c) wrist
32. 32.Listen to “giraffe”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
33. 33.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
34. 34.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) examination (c) conversation
36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) foot (b) goose (c) moon (d) food
37. 37.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
38. 38.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) dough (b) enough (c) though
39. 39.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) r (b) b (c) y
40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) bought (c) thought (d) enough

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