Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 151 · 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.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
3. 3.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
6. 6.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
7. 7.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
8. 8.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
9. 9.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
10. 10.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) t (c) c
11. 11.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
12. 12.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
14. 14.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWBT
15. 15.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
16. 16.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
17. 17.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
18. 18.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
23. 23.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) b (c) s
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
28. 28.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
29. 29.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
30. 30.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
32. 32.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
33. 33.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
38. 38.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m

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