Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 111 · 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 many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
3. 3.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
4. 4.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
5. 5.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
8. 8.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
9. 9.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
18. 18.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
19. 19.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
20. 20.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
23. 23.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
27. 27.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
30. 30.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
31. 31.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
32. 32.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
34. 34.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
35. 35.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
37. 37.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
38. 38.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee

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