Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 46 · 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 part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) little (b) square (c) kangaroo
3. 3.In “school”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “male”? (a) mail (b) won (c) not
5. 5.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wool”? (a) spoon (b) good (c) blood
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “plane”? (a) plain (b) blew (c) sea
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) knight (b) maid (c) see
9. 9.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) enough (b) thought (c) rough
10. 10.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) hook (b) good (c) boot
11. 11.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
12. 12.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
14. 14.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) design (b) walk (c) knight
15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) feather (b) ready (c) weather (d) eat
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) great (c) health (d) steak
18. 18.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) around (c) salad
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bare”? (a) bear (b) plain (c) night
21. 21.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) about
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “new”? (a) meat (b) knew (c) one
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) t (c) s
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) w (c) d
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) k (c) f
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) computer (b) opportunity (c) friend
32. 32.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
33. 33.In “yes”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
34. 34.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) goose (b) blood (c) food (d) tooth
35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LED”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) g (c) t
37. 37.In “chorus”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
38. 38.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dream”? (a) break (b) meat (c) health
39. 39.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) wrap (b) write (c) salmon
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

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