Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 188 · 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) s (b) m (c) l
2. 2.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) SUT-ul (c) sub-TILE
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POHZ
5. 5.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) hoh-TEL (c) HOT-ul
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
7. 7.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) s (c) b
8. 8.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
9. 9.How do you say “pronunciation”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
12. 12.How do you say “said”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SED (b) SAY-id (c) SAYD
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) p (c) r
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
19. 19.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
20. 20.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
21. 21.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
22. 22.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SIPE (b) REE-sipe (c) RES-uh-pee
23. 23.Listen to “school”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-KOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) SKOOL
24. 24.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) KAY-oss (c) CHAY-oss
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
30. 30.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
33. 33.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KYOO-yoo (c) KWEE-oo
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
35. 35.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEB-ut (c) DEBT
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
40. 40.How do you say “mischievous”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us

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