Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 36 · 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 which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) bread (b) seat (c) health
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) understanding (b) yesterday (c) people
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) f (b) n (c) k
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “aloud”? (a) allowed (b) made (c) right
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) rough (b) although (c) though
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “UFO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
11. 11.In “chef”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) won (b) tale (c) sun
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) complete (c) seven
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) s (b) n (c) g
15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “brake”? (a) break (b) whole (c) steal
16. 16.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NGO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) comma
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “flew”? (a) flu (b) plane (c) sun
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) sell (b) not (c) pair
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) r (b) w (c) t
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) g (c) n
25. 25.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) photography (b) teacher (c) possibility
27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) meat (b) eat (c) head
28. 28.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “would”? (a) d (b) w (c) l
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) dough (b) bought (c) through
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “sell”? (a) cell (b) flu (c) know
33. 33.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) weather (b) eat (c) great
34. 34.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
35. 35.Listen to “cake”. What sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
36. 36.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) spoon (b) goose (c) flood
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
38. 38.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knight (b) talk (c) answer
39. 39.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col

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