Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 79 · 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.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SUV”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
2. 2.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) fasten (b) could (c) knife
3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) dear (b) blew (c) sell
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
5. 5.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) heavy (b) clean (c) steak
6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) h (b) r (c) n
7. 7.In “alphabet”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
8. 8.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) u (b) c (c) k
9. 9.Listen to “yes”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “ee”, as in “see” (b) “y”, as in “yes” (c) “eye”, as in “my”
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) correct (c) alive
11. 11.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) b (b) p (c) l
12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “maid”? (a) made (b) pair (c) sell
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) lemon (c) awake
14. 14.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “no”? (a) ate (b) know (c) brake
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
19. 19.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) though (b) bought (c) through
20. 20.Listen to “sugar”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “g”, as in “go”
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) thought (b) fought (c) rough
23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) won (b) maid (c) brake
24. 24.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) c (b) r (c) b
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) panda (c) asleep
28. 28.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “teach”? (a) breakfast (b) meat (c) dead
29. 29.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “why”? (a) y (b) v (c) q
30. 30.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “SMS”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
34. 34.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
35. 35.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “USB”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
36. 36.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knit (b) talk (c) debt
37. 37.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) sale (b) piece (c) hear
39. 39.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MBA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
40. 40.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) head (b) breakfast (c) ready (d) sea

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