Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 93 · 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 part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “by”? (a) buy (b) blue (c) bear
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) complete (c) zebra
5. 5.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “weather”? (a) sea (b) health (c) eat
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) m (b) t (c) b
7. 7.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
8. 8.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) answer (b) half (c) could
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waste”? (a) plain (b) tale (c) waist
11. 11.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “you”? (a) u (b) z (c) i
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) dinosaur (c) information
13. 13.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) would (b) honest (c) lamb
14. 14.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “weight”? (a) wait (b) here (c) peace
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “see”? (a) cell (b) sea (c) won
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “X-ray”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
20. 20.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) knob (b) yolk (c) rhyme
21. 21.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “cook”? (a) flood (b) school (c) hook
22. 22.In “sugar”, what sound does the “s” make? (a) “s”, as in “sun” (b) “z”, as in “zoo” (c) “sh”, as in “shop”
23. 23.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
24. 24.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PTA”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
25. 25.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dream (b) speak (c) feather (d) leaf
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
27. 27.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “PhD”: “a” or “an”? (a) an (b) a
28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) night (b) one (c) deer
29. 29.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) sign (b) tomb (c) kneel
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
31. 31.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
33. 33.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) imagination (b) dinosaur (c) helicopter
35. 35.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) teach (b) head (c) feather (d) health
36. 36.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) cook (c) pool (d) good
37. 37.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) beach (b) leaf (c) sweater
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) r (b) g (c) n
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4

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