Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 189 · 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 “doubt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) b (b) t (c) s
3. 3.How do you say “chaos”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHOWS (b) CHAY-oss (c) KAY-oss
4. 4.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEBT (b) DEB-ut (c) DET
5. 5.How do you say “station”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) STAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) is-TAY-shun
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
8. 8.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) VEJ-tuh-bul
9. 9.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) l (b) n (c) s
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) does “chaos” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “said” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) u (c) c
13. 13.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) DEV-lup (c) di-VEL-up
14. 14.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO-yoo
15. 15.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) EP-i-tohm
16. 16.How do you say “chemistry”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) kem-ISH-tree (c) KEM-is-tree
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WED-nes-day (c) WENZ-day
19. 19.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) u (b) s (c) b
21. 21.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) p (b) c (c) r
22. 22.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
23. 23.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
24. 24.Listen to “salmon”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAM-un (b) SAL-mon (c) sal-MOAN
25. 25.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN
26. 26.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
27. 27.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWT (c) DOWBT
28. 28.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
29. 29.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kit
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen to “doubt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DOWT (c) DUB-ut
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “epitome” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYD (b) SED (c) SAY-id
34. 34.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SEZ (c) SAY-ez
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) IS-land (c) iz-LAND
37. 37.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
39. 39.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WENZ-day (b) WED-nes-day (c) wed-NES-dee
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1

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