Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 139 · 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 “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
3. 3.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) DEV-lup
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
5. 5.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
12. 12.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
14. 14.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
16. 16.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
17. 17.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) EYE-lund (c) IS-land
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
20. 20.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
21. 21.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
24. 24.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
25. 25.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kyoot (b) BIS-kit (c) bis-KWIT
26. 26.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
27. 27.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
32. 32.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.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
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
38. 38.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
39. 39.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SED (c) SAYD
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2

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