Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 184 · 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 “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) CHEM-is-tree
4. 4.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
5. 5.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
7. 7.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) is-TAY-shun (c) STAY-shun
14. 14.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
15. 15.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
18. 18.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.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
21. 21.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
22. 22.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
23. 23.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
24. 24.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
25. 25.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HOT-ul (c) HO-tel
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
27. 27.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen to “biscuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
30. 30.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
31. 31.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
33. 33.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KWEE-oo (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KYOO
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
40. 40.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r

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