Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 171 · 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 “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
2. 2.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
4. 4.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
10. 10.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
11. 11.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) mis-CHIEF-us (c) MIS-chi-vus
12. 12.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
13. 13.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
14. 14.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WOO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WO-men
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
16. 16.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
21. 21.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
24. 24.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
25. 25.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
26. 26.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
27. 27.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
34. 34.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) PIZ-zuh (c) pit-ZAH
35. 35.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
36. 36.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOO-lu (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOOL
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) KUMF-tuh-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
39. 39.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
40. 40.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WED-nes-day

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