Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 186 · 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) RES-uh-pee (b) REE-sipe (c) ri-SIPE
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
3. 3.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) i-PIT-uh-mee (b) EP-i-tohm (c) ep-i-TOME
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
6. 6.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) foh-toh-GRAF-er
11. 11.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
13. 13.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
16. 16.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
17. 17.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) l (c) s
18. 18.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
23. 23.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sub-TILE (b) SUB-tul (c) SUT-ul
26. 26.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) is-KOOL (c) SKOO-lu
27. 27.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DEBT (c) DET
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
31. 31.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) b (c) t
32. 32.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SAY-id (c) SED
33. 33.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) s (c) t
34. 34.How do you say “determine”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-TUR-min (b) DEE-ter-mine (c) de-ter-MYN
35. 35.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) BIS-kit (b) BIS-kyoot (c) bis-KWIT
36. 36.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) EYE-sul (c) AYZ-ul
40. 40.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEEPT (c) ri-SEET

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