Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 67 · 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 letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “fought”? (a) through (b) brought (c) enough
4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) male (b) blue (c) rows
5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “groan”? (a) pair (b) grown (c) made
6. 6.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) focus (c) contain
8. 8.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “TV”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) newspaper (b) biology (c) school
10. 10.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) although (b) fought (c) bought
11. 11.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
12. 12.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) bought (b) rough (c) enough
13. 13.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tail”? (a) night (b) tale (c) pear
15. 15.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) f (b) t (c) s
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
17. 17.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knight”? (a) steel (b) road (c) night
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) k (b) f (c) n
23. 23.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) blood (b) spoon (c) book
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) teacher (c) world
26. 26.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) look (b) book (c) hook (d) goose
27. 27.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) wrist (b) plumber (c) sword
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) river (c) important
29. 29.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) l (c) k
30. 30.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day
31. 31.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) steak (b) bread (c) peach
32. 32.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
33. 33.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
34. 34.Listen to “page”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) steal (b) week (c) won
36. 36.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
37. 37.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “NCC”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “bag”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
39. 39.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “blood”? (a) flood (b) wood (c) hook
40. 40.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo

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