Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 162 · 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) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
6. 6.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
7. 7.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
8. 8.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FIL-um (b) FI-lum (c) FILM
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
14. 14.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
15. 15.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
16. 16.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) r (c) c
21. 21.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
22. 22.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
23. 23.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
24. 24.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WOO-men (c) WIM-in
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
31. 31.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
34. 34.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
37. 37.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
38. 38.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) RES-uh-pee (c) REE-sipe
39. 39.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) WENZ-day (c) wed-NES-dee
40. 40.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET

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