Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 130 · 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) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
3. 3.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
4. 4.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
6. 6.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
10. 10.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
11. 11.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
12. 12.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
13. 13.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) mis-CHEE-vee-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
14. 14.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) is-TAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
16. 16.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
19. 19.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
20. 20.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
21. 21.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
26. 26.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) ri-SEET (c) REE-sept
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
29. 29.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
31. 31.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
34. 34.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
35. 35.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
37. 37.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET

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