Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 9 · 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.Which word sounds exactly like “weak”? (a) one (b) week (c) know
2. 2.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “FM”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
3. 3.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
4. 4.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) p (b) r (c) w
6. 6.In “cat”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
7. 7.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
8. 8.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) walk (b) design (c) debt
9. 9.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
11. 11.In “rose”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) mango (c) celebration
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) enough (b) though (c) brought
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) television (b) refrigerator (c) pencil
17. 17.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
19. 19.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
20. 20.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lesson (c) awake
22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) eight (b) flu (c) here
23. 23.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) bonus (c) problem
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
26. 26.In “rice”, what sound does the “c” make? (a) “ch”, as in “chin” (b) “s”, as in “sun” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
27. 27.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) meat (b) great (c) seat
28. 28.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “boot”? (a) wood (b) tooth (c) good
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) l (c) k
30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) their (b) know (c) meet
31. 31.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) tough (b) although (c) rough (d) enough
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) alligator (c) people
34. 34.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “leaf”? (a) sweater (b) weather (c) teach
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
37. 37.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “eye”? (a) e (b) o (c) i
38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “whole”? (a) see (b) hole (c) pear
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) b (b) l (c) m
40. 40.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) dough (b) bought (c) rough

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