Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 8 · 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.Listen to “city”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “y”, as in “yes” (b) “eye”, as in “my” (c) “ee”, as in “see”
2. 2.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) wood (b) blood (c) look
3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) tooth (b) look (c) hook
5. 5.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “peace”? (a) piece (b) steal (c) wait
7. 7.Listen to “my”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
8. 8.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) team (b) bread (c) steak
9. 9.Listen: which letter is silent in “sign”? (a) g (b) n (c) s
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
11. 11.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) rough (b) through (c) fought
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “week”? (a) weak (b) rose (c) weight
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “write”? (a) w (b) r (c) t
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) zebra (c) today
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) understanding (b) opportunity (c) girl
17. 17.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “eat”? (a) meat (b) ready (c) head
18. 18.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
19. 19.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knot”? (a) by (b) road (c) not
21. 21.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) break (b) weather (c) great (d) steak
22. 22.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) u (b) c (c) l
23. 23.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WO-men (c) WIM-in
25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
28. 28.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) hear (b) sun (c) flower
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “ate”? (a) there (b) mist (c) eight
31. 31.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “good”? (a) tooth (b) book (c) pool
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “steak”? (a) break (b) sweater (c) peach
35. 35.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
36. 36.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) i (b) x (c) b
37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “sale”? (a) sail (b) write (c) weight
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tail”? (a) tale (b) flower (c) break
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) k (b) w (c) l
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “son”? (a) knight (b) sun (c) week

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