Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 77 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) cobra (c) contain
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) celebration (b) answer (c) strength
3. 3.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) moon (b) look (c) blood
4. 4.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
7. 7.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) u (b) o (c) z
8. 8.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) n (b) b (c) h
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) flood (b) moon (c) good
12. 12.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) break (b) eat (c) bread
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “ghost”? (a) h (b) g (c) s
14. 14.In “yes”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
15. 15.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) cook (b) good (c) pool (d) wool
16. 16.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “oh”? (a) a (b) e (c) o
17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “ate”? (a) sell (b) eight (c) night
18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) whole (c) fasten
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) answer (b) sword (c) lamb
21. 21.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) rough (c) enough
22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steel”? (a) steal (b) rows (c) won
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) blew (b) heal (c) pair
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) head (b) bread (c) health (d) eat
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) n (c) k
27. 27.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) foreign (b) honest (c) folk
28. 28.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “look”? (a) wool (b) blood (c) moon
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
30. 30.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) biology (c) yellow
32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) shirt (b) curiosity (c) dinosaur
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) steel (b) tow (c) bear
34. 34.In “cry”, what sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
35. 35.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) although (b) rough (c) dough
36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) sun (b) by (c) wait
37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) bought (c) thought (d) through
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) road (b) flew (c) hear
39. 39.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “week”? (a) brake (b) new (c) weak

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