Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 78 · 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 “face”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) good (b) foot (c) school
4. 4.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) thought (b) rough (c) dough
5. 5.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “owe”? (a) h (b) o (c) f
6. 6.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
7. 7.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) team (b) sweater (c) leaf
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen to “magic”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”
10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) tough (c) enough (d) through
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) awake (c) zebra
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
13. 13.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) telephone (b) shirt (c) calculator
15. 15.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) tough (b) thought (c) though
16. 16.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “new”? (a) knew (b) groan (c) brake
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
20. 20.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “by”? (a) missed (b) knot (c) buy
22. 22.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
23. 23.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “school”? (a) book (b) goose (c) flood
24. 24.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
25. 25.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) doubt (b) foreign (c) knight
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) alive (c) season
27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “clean”? (a) dead (b) leaf (c) weather
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
29. 29.In “phone”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “h”, as in “hat” (b) “p”, as in “pen” (c) “f”, as in “fan”
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) geography (b) together (c) strength
31. 31.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) again (c) pizza
36. 36.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “tea”? (a) k (b) v (c) t
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) n (b) t (c) g
39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
40. 40.Listen to “page”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “j”, as in “jam”

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