Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 95 · 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 “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
2. 2.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
3. 3.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
6. 6.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) blue (b) male (c) sale
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
11. 11.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) dough (b) although (c) though (d) fought
12. 12.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) steak (c) break (d) beach
13. 13.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) tooth (b) wood (c) good (d) cook
14. 14.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “whole”? (a) h (b) l (c) w
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) n (c) l
17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “new”? (a) knew (b) waste (c) know
18. 18.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) breakfast (b) eat (c) feather
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) picture (c) avocado
20. 20.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
21. 21.Listen to “baby”. What sound does the “y” make? (a) “eye”, as in “my” (b) “ee”, as in “see” (c) “y”, as in “yes”
22. 22.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
23. 23.In “teacher”, what sound does the “ch” make? (a) “k”, as in “kite” (b) “sh”, as in “shop” (c) “ch”, as in “chin”
24. 24.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) knot (b) ghost (c) sword
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) salad
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “answer”? (a) n (b) w (c) s
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “MP”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) banana (c) refrigerator
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blew”? (a) tail (b) their (c) blue
33. 33.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) enough (b) rough (c) although
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) t (c) n
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
39. 39.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
40. 40.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “BSc”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an

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