Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 193 · 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 “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) i-PIT-uh-mee (c) ep-i-TOME
2. 2.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) l (c) m
3. 3.Listen to “recipe”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
4. 4.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DOWBT (b) DUB-ut (c) DOWT
5. 5.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
9. 9.How do you say “vegetable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
10. 10.How do you say “Wednesday”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WED-nes-day (b) wed-NES-dee (c) WENZ-day
11. 11.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
12. 12.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
13. 13.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) t (b) b (c) d
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “hotel” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen to “receipt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEEPT (b) REE-sept (c) ri-SEET
16. 16.Listen to “queue”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KYOO (c) KWEE-oo
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
19. 19.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) t (b) c (c) u
20. 20.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen to “photographer”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) FOH-toh-gra-fer (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
23. 23.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
24. 24.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KAY-oss (b) CHAY-oss (c) CHOWS
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “women” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.How do you say “hotel”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen to “epitome”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EP-i-tohm (b) ep-i-TOME (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
31. 31.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WO-men (b) WIM-in (c) WOO-men
32. 32.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) VEJ-tuh-bul (b) VEJ-ee-tay-bul (c) ve-je-TAY-bul
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) sur-KWIT (c) SUR-kyoot
35. 35.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
36. 36.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PUR-pus (b) pur-POHZ (c) pur-POSE
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.How do you say “pizza”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pit-ZAH (b) PEET-suh (c) PIZ-zuh
39. 39.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
40. 40.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAL-mon (b) SAM-un (c) sal-MOAN

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