Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 148 · 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 “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
4. 4.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) CHAY-oss
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
8. 8.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HOT-ul (b) hoh-TEL (c) HO-tel
9. 9.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
12. 12.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
14. 14.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
15. 15.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
18. 18.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
19. 19.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
20. 20.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
21. 21.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
24. 24.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
25. 25.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
26. 26.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
36. 36.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
39. 39.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
40. 40.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT

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