Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 86 · 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 “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
2. 2.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) holiday (c) paper
4. 4.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
5. 5.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “OTP”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
6. 6.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) flour (b) sea (c) one
9. 9.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) bought (b) enough (c) dough
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) their (b) dear (c) won
12. 12.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
13. 13.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
14. 14.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) eat (b) steak (c) meat
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) p (c) r
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) monkey (b) strength (c) imagination
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) m (c) c
19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “brake”? (a) sale (b) made (c) break
20. 20.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “see”? (a) a (b) c (c) q
21. 21.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) sword (b) knife (c) gnat
22. 22.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “flood”? (a) pool (b) blood (c) goose
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) though (c) bought (d) brought
25. 25.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FIR”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) police (c) lesson
27. 27.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) thought (b) fought (c) though
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “tail”? (a) tale (b) steel (c) see
29. 29.Listen to “giraffe”. What sound does the “g” make? (a) “g”, as in “go” (b) “j”, as in “jam” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
30. 30.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “team”? (a) leaf (b) bread (c) heavy
31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) hole (b) deer (c) won
32. 32.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “LKG”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weight”? (a) blew (b) wait (c) see
34. 34.In “gift”, what sound does the “g” make? (a) “j”, as in “jam” (b) “g”, as in “go” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
35. 35.In “sit”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “s”, as in “sun”
36. 36.In “alphabet”, what sound does the “ph” make? (a) “p”, as in “pen” (b) “f”, as in “fan” (c) “h”, as in “hat”
37. 37.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “bought”? (a) dough (b) though (c) fought
38. 38.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) foot (b) pool (c) flood
39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “weak”? (a) peace (b) week (c) bury
40. 40.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) o (b) i (c) a

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