← Commonly mispronounced words lesson New set →

Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 13 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
  2. 2.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
  3. 3.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
  4. 4.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  5. 5.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
  6. 6.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
  9. 9.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  15. 15.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
  20. 20.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  21. 21.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
  23. 23.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
  26. 26.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
  27. 27.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
  34. 34.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
  35. 35.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
  36. 36.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  37. 37.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) HO-tel (c) hoh-TEL
  38. 38.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  39. 39.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
  40. 40.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE

Answer key

  1. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  2. PUR-pus
  3. EYE-lund
  4. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  5. KEM-is-tree
  6. BIS-kit
  7. 1
  8. b
  9. SUR-kit
  10. 1
  11. KYOO
  12. s
  13. p
  14. 4
  15. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  16. 2
  17. 4
  18. 1
  19. PEET-suh
  20. b
  21. STAY-shun
  22. l
  23. u
  24. 2
  25. SKOOL
  26. di-TUR-min
  27. di-VEL-up
  28. 3
  29. RES-uh-pee
  30. b
  31. 3
  32. 5
  33. WIM-in
  34. DOWT
  35. STAY-shun
  36. WENZ-day
  37. hoh-TEL
  38. KUMF-tuh-bul
  39. WENZ-day
  40. RES-uh-pee

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation