Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 152 · 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.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
4. 4.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
5. 5.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) STAY-shun (c) stay-SHON
6. 6.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOOL (c) SKOO-lu
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
10. 10.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
11. 11.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
16. 16.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) de-ter-MYN (b) di-TUR-min (c) DEE-ter-mine
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
18. 18.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
19. 19.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
21. 21.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
22. 22.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
26. 26.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
27. 27.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
33. 33.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
34. 34.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
35. 35.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWT (b) DOWBT (c) DUB-ut
40. 40.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut

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