Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 195 · 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 “biscuit”? (a) b (b) s (c) u
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.How do you say “aisle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-sul (b) AYZ-ul (c) sounds like “I’ll”
4. 4.How do you say “suite”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOOT (b) SWEET (c) SOO-it
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
6. 6.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
7. 7.Listen to “subtle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUB-tul (b) sub-TILE (c) SUT-ul
8. 8.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) ri-SIPE (c) RES-uh-pee
9. 9.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) di-VEL-up (c) dev-uh-LOP
10. 10.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kyoot (b) SUR-kit (c) sur-KWIT
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) does “chemistry” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen to “film”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FIL-um (c) FILM
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (b) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun (c) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun
16. 16.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kyoot (c) SUR-kit
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “station” have? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) d (b) t (c) b
19. 19.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) foh-toh-GRAF-er (b) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer (c) FOH-toh-gra-fer
20. 20.How do you say “doubt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DUB-ut (b) DOWBT (c) DOWT
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
23. 23.How do you say “queue”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KYOO-yoo (b) KWEE-oo (c) KYOO
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “pronunciation” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHEM-is-tree (b) KEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
27. 27.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) hoh-TEL (b) HO-tel (c) HOT-ul
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “school” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) r (b) c (c) p
30. 30.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) di-TUR-min (c) de-ter-MYN
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.How do you say “purpose”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POHZ (b) PUR-pus (c) pur-POSE
33. 33.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FIL-um (c) FI-lum
34. 34.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
35. 35.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SWEET (b) SOO-it (c) SOOT
36. 36.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) l (b) m (c) s
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) does “pizza” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen to “island”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) IS-land (b) iz-LAND (c) EYE-lund
39. 39.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) n (b) s (c) l
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2

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