Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 6 · 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 to “cry”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “mist”? (a) weight (b) missed (c) passed
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) weak (b) ate (c) flour
5. 5.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) dead (b) eat (c) weather
6. 6.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “peace”? (a) piece (b) aloud (c) see
9. 9.In “my”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bare”? (a) brake (b) bear (c) eight
11. 11.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
13. 13.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) reign (b) doubt (c) folk
14. 14.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) tough (b) bought (c) fought
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
16. 16.In “gym”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “g”, as in “go”
17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
18. 18.Listen to “chemist”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “k”, as in “kite” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
19. 19.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnome”? (a) m (b) n (c) g
20. 20.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) head (b) meat (c) eat (d) sea
21. 21.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) steal (b) hear (c) wait
23. 23.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) extra (c) contain
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) though (c) fought (d) dough
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) k (c) n
27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “ate”? (a) eight (b) tow (c) there
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) brought (b) dough (c) enough
31. 31.Listen to “goat”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
34. 34.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) knob (c) gnat
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “toe”? (a) steal (b) tail (c) tow
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) steak (b) dead (c) ready
38. 38.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) c (c) l
40. 40.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm

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