Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 116 · 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 “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
5. 5.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
8. 8.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
9. 9.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
14. 14.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
17. 17.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
20. 20.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
21. 21.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO (c) KYOO-yoo
22. 22.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
23. 23.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
25. 25.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
26. 26.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
28. 28.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
31. 31.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
34. 34.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
36. 36.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
40. 40.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

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