Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 181 · 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 “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
7. 7.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) sal-MOAN (c) SAL-mon
8. 8.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SAYZ (c) SEZ
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
16. 16.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
17. 17.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
18. 18.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
20. 20.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) AYZ-ul (b) EYE-sul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
23. 23.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
30. 30.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
31. 31.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DET (c) DEB-ut
32. 32.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
33. 33.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
37. 37.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
40. 40.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE

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