Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 127 · 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 “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
4. 4.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
12. 12.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
16. 16.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
17. 17.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um
18. 18.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
19. 19.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit
20. 20.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
22. 22.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
24. 24.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
27. 27.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
28. 28.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
29. 29.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
30. 30.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
32. 32.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
35. 35.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
36. 36.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ

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