Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 35 · 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 does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) cook (b) foot (c) wool (d) moon
2. 2.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) fought (b) rough (c) though
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) flower (b) right (c) meat
5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) collect (c) focus
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) n (c) f
11. 11.In “alphabet”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “p”, as in “pen”
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) little (b) university (c) strength
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
21. 21.In “sugar”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “z”, as in “zoo”
22. 22.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) wrist (b) ghost (c) rhino
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) steal (b) knot (c) blue
26. 26.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
28. 28.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) blew (b) flu (c) meet
33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “toe”? (a) tow (b) ate (c) there
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tail”? (a) tale (b) road (c) knight
36. 36.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) u (b) s (c) j
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “soften”? (a) t (b) s (c) f
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) l (c) k
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “bare”? (a) weak (b) flu (c) bear

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