Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 161 · 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 do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
4. 4.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
8. 8.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAYD (c) SAY-id
9. 9.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-for-TAH-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-FOR-tay-bul
10. 10.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
11. 11.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) u (b) c (c) t
16. 16.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) b (c) u
20. 20.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) ep-i-TOME (c) EP-i-tohm
26. 26.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
31. 31.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
32. 32.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
37. 37.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
39. 39.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
40. 40.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ

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