Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 159 · 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 “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
5. 5.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POSE (c) pur-POHZ
6. 6.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
7. 7.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PIZ-zuh (b) PEET-suh (c) pit-ZAH
8. 8.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
9. 9.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) l (c) s
12. 12.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
13. 13.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
14. 14.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) b (c) t
18. 18.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
21. 21.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
22. 22.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
23. 23.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
25. 25.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
28. 28.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FILM (c) FI-lum
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
31. 31.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAM-un
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
33. 33.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
36. 36.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2

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