Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 76 · 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 “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) book (b) moon (c) goose
2. 2.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
3. 3.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
6. 6.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
7. 7.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
8. 8.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) honest (b) crumb (c) foreign
9. 9.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “wood”? (a) goose (b) wool (c) spoon
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) lamb (c) sword
12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) hook (b) cook (c) boot (d) good
13. 13.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
14. 14.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) enough (b) bought (c) fought
15. 15.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
16. 16.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) food (b) book (c) tooth (d) goose
17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) information (c) garden
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) sofa (c) cactus
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) tail (b) knot (c) by
21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “no”? (a) sell (b) meet (c) know
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) l (b) y (c) k
23. 23.In “busy”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
24. 24.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
25. 25.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) folk (c) fasten
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) method (c) today
27. 27.Listen to “yellow”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 30.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) tough (b) although (c) through
31. 31.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
35. 35.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “health”? (a) bread (b) meat (c) eat
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “kneel”? (a) n (b) k (c) l
37. 37.In “orange”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
38. 38.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
39. 39.Listen to “dolphin”. What sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
40. 40.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day

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