Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 49 · 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 letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) b (c) p
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) enough (c) rough (d) tough
4. 4.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
7. 7.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) brought (b) thought (c) enough
9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “steel”? (a) won (b) steal (c) night
10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) fought (b) dough (c) thought
11. 11.In “music”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
12. 12.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) won (b) here (c) knew
14. 14.In “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) film (c) alligator
17. 17.Listen to “funny”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
18. 18.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) k (b) l (c) f
25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) steel (b) mail (c) blue
26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) sale (b) meat (c) bear
27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plain”? (a) missed (b) plane (c) hear
28. 28.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
29. 29.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) enough (b) through (c) bought
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) imagination (c) understanding
31. 31.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) hook (b) moon (c) school (d) tooth
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) won (b) pear (c) ate
33. 33.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) rough (b) dough (c) thought
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) gnat (b) would (c) fasten
36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sun”? (a) piece (b) son (c) steel
37. 37.Listen to “giraffe”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
38. 38.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) wood (c) look
39. 39.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
40. 40.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM

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