Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 177 · 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 “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kom-FOR-tay-bul (b) kom-for-TAH-bul (c) KUMF-tuh-bul
2. 2.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
3. 3.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUT-ul (c) SUB-tul
4. 4.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) ve-je-TAY-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
10. 10.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
13. 13.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SOOT (c) SWEET
21. 21.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
22. 22.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
23. 23.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
24. 24.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUB-tul
25. 25.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
26. 26.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
27. 27.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
31. 31.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) CHOWS (c) KAY-oss
34. 34.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) pur-POSE (c) PUR-pus
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
36. 36.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
37. 37.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SOO-it (c) SWEET
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men

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