Spelling and Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 16: Practice: spelling and sound · Set 98 · 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 letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
2. 2.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “ewe”? (a) u (b) v (c) m
3. 3.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) blood (b) good (c) school
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) television (b) girl (c) garden
5. 5.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “beach”? (a) eat (b) head (c) weather
6. 6.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “hook”? (a) foot (b) goose (c) pool
7. 7.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) beach (b) heavy (c) team
8. 8.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
9. 9.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
11. 11.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) kangaroo (b) cloud (c) sister
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
14. 14.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
15. 15.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) l (b) f (c) h
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) helicopter (c) plant
18. 18.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wood (b) pool (c) book (d) good
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) seven (c) focus
20. 20.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) rhyme (b) knob (c) wrap
21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “rose”? (a) male (b) rows (c) one
22. 22.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) s (b) n (c) h
25. 25.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “feather”? (a) eat (b) peach (c) sweater
26. 26.Listen: which letter is silent in “tomb”? (a) t (b) m (c) b
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
28. 28.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) bonus (c) problem
30. 30.Listen to “chair”. What sound does the “ch” make? (a) “sh”, as in “shop” (b) “ch”, as in “chin” (c) “k”, as in “kite”
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) dream (b) beach (c) seat (d) break
33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) newspaper (c) calculator
34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rose”? (a) rows (b) know (c) plane
35. 35.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
36. 36.Which letter’s NAME sounds like the word “bee”? (a) l (b) b (c) a
37. 37.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
38. 38.Say the letters by name. Which goes before “RTO”: “a” or “an”? (a) a (b) an
39. 39.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
40. 40.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen

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