Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 131 · 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 “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
7. 7.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) ri-SIPE (c) REE-sipe
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
10. 10.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
14. 14.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
15. 15.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
16. 16.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
22. 22.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
23. 23.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) s (c) m
25. 25.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
26. 26.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
30. 30.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
31. 31.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kit

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