Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 11 · 40 questions

How to say it (Say it by syllables): Say the word in beats and stress the CAPITAL beat: di-VEL-up (develop), hoh-TEL (hotel). Drop the silent letters: SAM-un (salmon), EYE-lund (island), ri-SEET (receipt). Do not add an extra beat at the start: SKOOL (school), STAY-shun (station), not is-KOOL.

1. 1.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
2. 2.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
4. 4.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) MIS-chi-vus (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) mis-CHIEF-us
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
7. 7.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
8. 8.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
9. 9.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
10. 10.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
11. 11.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
12. 12.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
14. 14.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
15. 15.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
17. 17.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
20. 20.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
27. 27.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
29. 29.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
31. 31.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
32. 32.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
33. 33.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
36. 36.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund

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