Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 83 · 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 “MRI”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
2. 2.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) f (b) k (c) u
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “BSc”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen to “nose”. What sound does the “s” make? (a) “z”, as in “zoo” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mist”? (a) missed (b) no (c) mail
9. 9.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) brought (b) thought (c) tough (d) bought
10. 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) fought (b) though (c) brought (d) thought
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
13. 13.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) thought (b) enough (c) although
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “VIP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
20. 20.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) talk (b) tomb (c) foreign
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) b (b) k (c) n
23. 23.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) h (b) n (c) s
24. 24.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) sea (b) breakfast (c) meat
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) correct (c) pizza
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “won”? (a) one (b) write (c) heal
29. 29.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
30. 30.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sea (b) seat (c) heavy (d) speak
31. 31.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) jumped (c) conversation
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “speak”? (a) ready (b) dream (c) weather
36. 36.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) foreign (b) knife (c) comb
37. 37.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) peach (c) break (d) steak
38. 38.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) plumber (b) wrist (c) rhino
39. 39.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) flu (b) steel (c) pear

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