Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 185 · 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 “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
2. 2.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
3. 3.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) p (c) c
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
7. 7.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
9. 9.Listen to “comfortable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
12. 12.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
13. 13.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
19. 19.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEEPT
20. 20.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) bis-KWIT (c) BIS-kyoot
21. 21.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
22. 22.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
23. 23.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHEE-vee-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHIEF-us
24. 24.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
27. 27.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) iz-LAND (b) IS-land (c) EYE-lund
28. 28.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) EYE-lund (c) iz-LAND
32. 32.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) s (c) n
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
35. 35.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
36. 36.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
37. 37.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
38. 38.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) kem-ISH-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
39. 39.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
40. 40.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT

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