Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 134 · 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 “doubt” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.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
4. 4.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
5. 5.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
10. 10.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
14. 14.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
15. 15.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
18. 18.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
19. 19.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
20. 20.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
26. 26.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
27. 27.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
28. 28.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
29. 29.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PEET-suh
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
31. 31.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
32. 32.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOOT (c) SOO-it
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
34. 34.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
38. 38.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
39. 39.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
40. 40.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land

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